English

Etymology

From Latin consonans , "sounding with", from prefix con-, with, + present participle sonans , sounding, from sonare , sound

Pronunciation

kŏn'sən-ənt, /ˈkɑnsənənt/, /"kQns@n@nt/

Noun

consonant (plural consonants)

1. In 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

sound

letter

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• Chinese: 輔音 , 辅音 (fuyin)
• Dutch: medeklinker m
• Finnish: konsonantti
• Indonesian: huruf mati , konsonan
• Slovak: spoluhláska f

Adjective

consonant (comparative more consonant, superlative most consonant)

1. Characterized by harmony or agreement.

Translations

• French: consonant m, consonante f
• Slovak: súhlasný m, súhlasná f, súhlasné n

See also

• vowel
• semivowel
• Wikipedia article on consonants