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sonorant

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /səˈnɔːɹ(ə)nt/
  • /ˈsɒn(ə)ɹ(ə)nt/

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noun

Meaning 1

A speech sound that is produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal tract; the generic term of vowel, approximant, nasal consonant, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: resonant

Antonyms: obstruent

History

Etymology

From sonorous + -ant, 1930s.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ձայնորդ (jaynord) — speech sound
  • German: Sonorant — speech sound
  • German: Klanglaut — speech sound
  • Hungarian: zengőhang — speech sound
  • Hungarian: szonoráns — speech sound
  • Japanese: 共鳴音 (kyōmeion) — speech sound
  • Polish: sonorant — speech sound
  • Polish: spółgłoska zwarto-otwarta — speech sound
  • Portuguese: soante — speech sound
  • Portuguese: consonante soante — speech sound
  • Russian: соно́рный (sonórnyj) — speech sound
  • Slovene: zvočnik — speech sound
  • Spanish: sonante — speech sound
  • Spanish: consonante sonántica — speech sound
  • Spanish: consonante sonorante — speech sound
  • Vietnamese: âm vang — speech sound