semiconsonante

Italian

Etymology

From semi- +‎ consonante, on the model of semivocale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.mi.kon.soˈnan.te/
• Rhymes: -ante
• Hyphenation: se‧mi‧con‧so‧nàn‧te

Noun

semiconsonante f (plural semiconsonanti)

1. (phonetics) semivowel

   Synonym: semivocale

Related terms

• consonante
• semiconsonantico

Further reading

• semiconsonante in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• semiconsonante in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• semiconsonànte in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• semiconsonante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Etymology

From semi- +‎ consonante.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /semikonsoˈnante/ [se.mi.kõn.soˈnãn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ante
• Syllabification: se‧mi‧con‧so‧nan‧te

Noun

semiconsonante f (plural semiconsonantes)

1. semivowel

Further reading

• “semiconsonante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014