a consonant
31consonant — [[t]kɒ̱nsənənt[/t]] consonants 1) N COUNT A consonant is a sound such as p , f , n , or t which you pronounce by stopping the air flowing freely through your mouth. Compare vowel. 2) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ with n Something that is consonant with… …
32consonant — [ kɒns(ə)nənt] noun a speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed and which can be combined with a vowel to form a syllable. ↘a letter representing a consonant. adjective 1》 denoting or relating to a consonant. 2》 (consonant… …
33consonant — con•so•nant [[t]ˈkɒn sə nənt[/t]] n. 1) phn a speech sound produced by occluding (p, b, t, d, k, g), diverting (m, n, ng), or obstructing (f, v, s, z, etc.) the flow of air from the lungs (opposed to vowel). 2) phn ling. a letter or other symbol… …
34CONSONANT, ANTE — adj. T. de Musique Qui donne, qui produit une consonance ou Qui est formé par des consonances. Intervalle consonant. Accord consonant. Mots consonants, Mots qui ont une terminaison de son identique. On dit aussi Terminaisons consonantes …
35consonant — [14] Etymologically, consonant means ‘sounding together’. It comes via Old French consonant from Latin consonāns, the present participle of consonāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix com ‘together’ and sonāre ‘sound’. Its application to… …
36consonant — 1 noun (C) 1 a speech sound made by partly or completely stopping the flow of air through the mouth 2 a letter that represents one of these sounds. The letters a , e , i , o , and u represent vowels, and all the other letters are consonants 2… …
37consonant — [14] Etymologically, consonant means ‘sounding together’. It comes via Old French consonant from Latin consonāns, the present participle of consonāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix com ‘together’ and sonāre ‘sound’. Its application to… …
38consonant shifting — Lautverschiebung Laut ver*schie bung (lout f[e^]r*sh[=e] b[oo^]ng), n.; pl. {Lautverschiebungen} (lout f[e^]r*sh[=e] b[oo^]ng*en). [G.; laut sound + verschiebung shifting.] (Philol.) (a) The regular changes which the primitive Indo European stops …
39consonant shift — noun Date: 1888 a set of regular changes in consonant articulation in the history of a language or dialect: a. such a set affecting the Indo European stops and distinguishing the Germanic languages from the other Indo European languages compare… …
40Consonant, der — Der Cónsonánt, des en, plur. die en, aus dem Latein. consonans, ein Buchstab, welcher durch den Druck irgend eines Theiles des Mundes hervor gebracht wird, zum Unterschiede von den Vocalen, welche durch die bloße Öffnung des Mundes oder sanfte… …
