sonant

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sonāns, sonantis.

Pronunciation

• enPR: sōnʹənt, IPA^(key): /ˈsoʊ̯n.ənt/
• Rhymes: -əʊnənt

Adjective

sonant (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to sound; sounding.
2. (phonology) Voiced.

   Antonym: surd

Derived terms

• equisonant (ancient music)
• multisonant
• unisonant

Noun

sonant (plural sonants)

1. (phonology) A voiced speech sound.

   Antonym: surd

   Indo-Germanic sonants and consonants

Anagrams

• Santon, annots., nantos, non-TAS, santon, stanno-

Catalan

Verb

sonant

1. gerund of sonar

Latin

Verb

sonant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of sonō