Complete Definition of "consonant"

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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: �� (���, 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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trans-top|letter
Chinese:
:Mandarin: zh-ts|��|�� (z�yīn)
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
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (���, shi-in), ��� (����, shi-in-ji)
Russian: �огла�на� (soglásnaja) f
Swedish: konsonant c
Telugu: హల�ల� (hallu)
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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Indonesian: huruf mati, konsonan
ttbc|Slovak: spoluhláska f

Adjective
en-adj

  1. Characterized by harmony or agreement.

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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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