Vocab Bloom Hub

sonant

/ˈsoʊ.nənt/

Traduction: Adjectif désuet signifiant qui sonne, qui émet un son, ou qui est voisé en phonétique ; rare en anglais moderne., Nom désignant un son de parole produit avec vibration des cordes vocales, comme une voyelle ou une consonne sonore.

2 entrées

adjective

/ˈsoʊ.nənt/formalobsolète
  • frAdjectif désuet signifiant qui sonne, qui émet un son, ou qui est voisé en phonétique ; rare en anglais moderne.

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

  1. Voiced soundC2formal

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

    frVoix sonante

    • 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.

    Synonymesvoiced

    Antonymesatonicsurdunvoicedvoiceless

Formes
  • more sonant comparative form
  • most sonant superlative form

noun

/ˈsəʊ.nənt/C2formaltechnical
  • frNom désignant un son de parole produit avec vibration des cordes vocales, comme une voyelle ou une consonne sonore.

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

  1. Voiced speech soundC2formal

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

    frsonante (consonne sonore)

    • 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.

    Synonymesvocalvoice

    Antonymessurd

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