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sonant

/ˈsoʊ.nənt/

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adjective

formalcommonobsolete/ˈsoʊ.nənt/

An obsolete adjective meaning sounding or having sound; rarely used in modern English.

  • 🇷🇺Устаревшее прилагательное, означающее звучащий или имеющий звук; редко используется в современном английском языке.
  1. Voiced sound C2 formal

    Produced with vibration of the vocal cords, as opposed to voiceless sounds.

    • The letter 'b' is a sonant consonant.
    • Sonant sounds are common in vowels and certain consonants.
    • Linguists classify sonant sounds by their vocal cord activity.

    🇷🇺Звонкий звук

    Synonyms: voiced

    Antonyms: atonicsurdunvoicedvoiceless

  • more sonant comparative form
  • most sonant superlative form

noun

C2formalcommontechnical/ˈsəʊ.nənt/

A noun referring to a speech sound that is produced with vibration of the vocal cords, such as a vowel or a voiced consonant.

  • 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее звук речи, который производится с вибрацией голосовых связок, например, гласный или звонкий согласный.
  1. Voiced speech sound C2 formal

    A speech sound that is produced with vibration of the vocal cords, such as vowels and certain consonants.

    • In phonetics, vowels are always sonants.
    • The consonant 'b' is a sonant because the vocal cords vibrate.
    • Linguists classify sonants based on their acoustic properties.

    🇷🇺Звонкий звук

    Synonyms: vocalvoice

    Antonyms: surd

  • sonants plural form
  • sonants' possessive plural form
  • sonant's possessive singular form