sonant

(redirected from sonantal)
Also found in: Thesaurus, Encyclopedia.

so·nant

 (sō′nənt)
adj.
Voiced, as a speech sound.
n.
1. A voiced speech sound.
2. A syllabic consonant in Indo-European.
[Latin sonāns, sonant-, present participle of sonāre, to sound; see swen- in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

sonant

(ˈsəʊnənt)
adj
1. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics denoting a voiced sound capable of forming a syllable or syllable nucleus
2. inherently possessing, exhibiting, or producing a sound
n
(Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics a voiced sound belonging to the class of frictionless continuants or nasals (l, r, m, n, ŋ) considered from the point of view of being a vowel and, in this capacity, able to form a syllable or syllable nucleus
[C19: from Latin sonāns sounding, from sonāre to make a noise, resound]
ˈsonance n
sonantal, soˈnantic adj
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

so•nant

(ˈsoʊ nənt)

adj.
1. sounding; having sound.
2. (of a speech sound)
a. voiced (opposed to surd).
b. capable of itself forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; syllabic.
n.
3. a speech sound that can itself form a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable, esp. a syllabic consonant.
4. a voiced speech sound.
[1840–50; < Latin sonānt-, s. of sonāns, present participle of sonāre to sound1; see -ant]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sonant - a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords
voiced sound
speech sound, phone, sound - (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
Adj.1.sonant - produced with vibration of the vocal cords; "a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'";
voiced, soft
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

sonant

adjective
Produced by the voice:
articulate, oral, spoken, uttered, vocal, voiced.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations

sonant

(Ling, Phon)
n → Sonant m, → stimmhafter Laut
adj → stimmhaft
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
The "Ode to Aphrodite" was preserved by the critic Dionysius of Halicarnassus (late first century B.C.), who quoted it as an example of smoothly flowing verse composition with a sonantal euphony resulting from avoidance of excessive use of consonants.
Ode to Aphrodite

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?