sonantal

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• sonant — sonantal /soh nan tl/, sonantic /soh nan tik/, adj. /soh neuhnt/, adj. 1. sounding; having sound. 2. Phonet. voiced (opposed to surd). n. Phonet. 3. a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the… …   Universalium

• syllabic — syllabically, adv. /si lab ik/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables. 2. pronounced with careful distinction of syllables. 3. of, pertaining to, or noting poetry based on a specific number of syllables, as… …   Universalium

• syllabic — syl•lab•ic [[t]sɪˈlæb ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) of, pertaining to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables 2) pro based on or pertaining to a specific number of syllables, as opposed to vowel length or number of stresses: syllabic verse[/ex] 3) phn a) (of …   From formal English to slang

• sonant — /ˈsoʊnənt/ (say sohnuhnt) adjective 1. sounding; having sound. 2. Phonetics voiced. –noun 3. Phonetics a. a speech sound which by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to… …  

• syllabic — /səˈlæbɪk/ (say suh labik) adjective 1. of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables. 2. pronounced with careful distinction of syllables. 3. of or relating to poetry based on the number of syllables as distinct from poetry depending …  

• sonant —   a. sounding; Phon., voiced.    ♦ sonantal,    ♦ sonantic, a.    ♦ sonable, a. capable of being sounded    ♦ sonance, n …   Dictionary of difficult words