Synonyms for sonant
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : soh-nuh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsoʊ nənt |
Top 10 synonyms for sonant Other synonyms for the word sonant
Définition of sonant
Origin :- 1846, from Latin sonantem (nominative sonans), present participle of sonare "make a noise," (see sonata). As a noun from 1849.
- adj vocal
- For 'voiced,' 'sonant,' 'soft,' or 'media' are sometimes used.
- Extract from : « New Latin Grammar » by Charles E. Bennett
- Far to the right lay what had once been called (horresco referens) the duckpond, where—Dulce sonant tenui gutture carmen aves.
- Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 » by Various
- On the other hand, z as the representative of sonant th, is legitimate in the broken English of a Frenchman.
- Extract from : « Pennsylvania Dutch » by S. S. Haldeman
- The rule of surd to surd and sonant to sonant is neglected in most of the factitious specimens of broken English.
- Extract from : « Pennsylvania Dutch » by S. S. Haldeman
- Far to the right lay what had once been called (hor resco referens) the duck-pond, where—Dulce sonant tenui gutture carmen aves.
- Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 » by Various
- As if the 'internal evidence' of a poem containing no sonant final -e is not enough to condemn it at once.
- Extract from : « Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems » by Geoffrey Chaucer
- The language is of late date, and the sonant final -e is decidedly scarce.
- Extract from : « Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems » by Geoffrey Chaucer
- Surdimū′tism, the condition of being deaf and dumb; Surd′ity, want of sonant quality.
- Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) » by Various
- His hands moved quietly; his voice was clear and sonant; his words were few and polite.
- Extract from : « Life Immovable » by Kostes Palamas
- Sonant melliflua hymnorum organa, suavissima angelorum melodia, cantica canticorum mira!
- Extract from : « Notre-Dame de Paris » by Victor Hugo
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