Phrase guide

syllabic consonant

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

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • sĭ-lăb′ĭk kŏn′sə-nənt
  • Canada, Received-Pronunciation, standard: /sɪˌlæb.ɪk ˈkɒn.sə.nənt/
  • Canada, Received-Pronunciation, standard, also: /sɪˌlab.ɪk ˈkɒn.sə.nənt/
  • Canada, Received-Pronunciation, standard, also, dialectal: /sɪˌlæb.ɪk ˈkɑn.sə.nənt/
  • Australian, General-American: /sɪˌlæb.ɪk ˈkɔn.sə.nənt/ without the cot–caught merger
  • Australian, General-American, also, cot-caught-merger: /sɪˌlæb.ɪk ˈkɑn.sə.nənt/ without the cot–caught merger
  • New-Zealand: /səˌlɛb.ək ˈkɒn.sə.nənt/
  • Scotland: /sɪˌlab.ɪk ˈkɔn.sə.nənt/
  • Scotland: /sɪˌlab.ɪk ˈkɔn.sʌ.nʌnt/
  • India: /sɪˌla(ː)b.ɪk ˈkɔn.so.nanʈ/

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noun

Meaning 1

A consonant which either forms a syllable by itself or is the nucleus of a syllable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vocalic consonant

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: sonanto — a consonant which either forms a syllable by itself or is the nucleus of a syllable
  • Ido: sonanto — a consonant which either forms a syllable by itself or is the nucleus of a syllable
  • Interlingua: sonante — a consonant which either forms a syllable by itself or is the nucleus of a syllable