"sonant" meaning in English

See sonant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsoʊ̯n.ənt/
enPR: sōnʹənt Rhymes: -əʊnənt Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sonāns, sonantis. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|sonāns}} Borrowed from Latin sonāns Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} sonant (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to sound; sounding. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-sonant-en-adj-e6aKhce5
  2. (phonology) Voiced. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Phonology
    Sense id: en-sonant-en-adj-CFHQhZRi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 66 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 7 79 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 79 14 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: equisonant (english: ancient music), multisonant, unisonant

Noun

IPA: /ˈsoʊ̯n.ənt/ Forms: sonants [plural]
enPR: sōnʹənt Rhymes: -əʊnənt Etymology: Borrowed from Latin sonāns, sonantis. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|sonāns}} Borrowed from Latin sonāns Head templates: {{en-noun}} sonant (plural sonants)
  1. (phonology) A voiced speech sound. Categories (topical): Phonology
    Sense id: en-sonant-en-noun-VCP5OstA Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, sciences

Inflected forms

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    },
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        "(phonology) Voiced."
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈsoʊ̯n.ənt/"
    },
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    }
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    },
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈsoʊ̯n.ənt/"
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      "enpr": "sōnʹənt"
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      "ipa": "/ˈsoʊ̯n.ənt/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-əʊnənt"
    }
  ],
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}

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