What does sonant mean?
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ˈsoʊ nəntso·nant
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Princeton's WordNet
sonant, voiced sound(adj)
a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords
voiced, sonant, soft(adj)
produced with vibration of the vocal cords
"a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'";
Wiktionary
sonant(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to sound; sounding.
sonant(Adjective)
voiced
Webster Dictionary
Sonant(adj)
of or pertaining to sound; sounding
Etymology: [L. sonans, -antis, p. pr. of sonare to sound. See Sound a noise.]
Sonant(adj)
uttered, as an element of speech, with tone or proper vocal sound, as distinguished from mere breath sound; intonated; voiced; tonic; the opposite of nonvocal, or surd; -- sid of the vowels, semivowels, liquids, and nasals, and particularly of the consonants b, d, g hard, v, etc., as compared with their cognates p, t, k, f, etc., which are called nonvocal, surd, or aspirate
Etymology: [L. sonans, -antis, p. pr. of sonare to sound. See Sound a noise.]
Sonant(noun)
a sonant letter
Etymology: [L. sonans, -antis, p. pr. of sonare to sound. See Sound a noise.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sonant
sō′nant, adj. sounding: pertaining to sound: uttered with sound, instead of breath alone, as certain alphabetic sounds.—ns. Sō′nance (Shak.), a call; Sō′nancy, sonant character. [L. sonans, -antis, pr.p. of sonāre, to sound.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sonant in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sonant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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