English
Etymology
L. consonans, sounding with, from prefix con-, with, + present participle sonans, sounding, from sonare, to sound
Pronunciation
(RP): AHD|k�n's�n�nt
IPA|/�k�ns�n�nt/
SAMPA|/"kQns@n@nt/
Noun
en-noun
- context|phonetics A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.
- A letter representing the sound of a consonant.
Translations
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Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|���|��� (xiéhéyīn)
Czech: souhláska f
Dutch: medeklinker m
Esperanto: konsonanto
Finnish: konsonantti, kerake
French: consonne f
German: Konsonant m, Mitlaut m
Hebrew: ע�צ�ר ('ytzur) m
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Hungarian: mássalhangzó
Italian: consonante f
Japanese: å�é�³ (ã��ã��ã��, shi-in)
Russian: �огла�н�й (soglásnyj) m
Swedish: konsonant c, konsonantljud n, medljud n (archaic)
Telugu: హల�ల� (hallu)
Vietnamese: phụ âm
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Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|å�é�³|å�é�³ (zÇ�yÄ«n)
Czech: souhláska f
Dutch: medeklinker m
Esperanto: konsonanto
Finnish: konsonantti, kerake
French: consonne f
German: Konsonant m, Mitlaut m
Hebrew: ע�צ�ר ('ytzur) m
Hungarian: mássalhangzó
Italian: consonante f
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Japanese: å�é�³ (ã��ã��ã��, shi-in), å�é�³å� (ã��ã��ã��ã��, shi-in-ji)
Russian: �огла�на� (soglásnaja) f
Swedish: konsonant c
Telugu: హల�ల� (hallu)
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ttbc|Indonesian: huruf mati, konsonan
ttbc|Slovak: spoluhláska f
Adjective
en-adj
- Characterized by harmony or agreement.
seeCites
Translations
French: consonant#French|consonant m, consonante f
Hungarian: konszonáns
Italian: consonante m or f
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Slovak: súhlasný m, súhlasná f, súhlasné n
See also
vowel
semivowel
w:consonant|Wikipedia article on consonants
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