konsonanto

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin consonare (“sound together”), from con- (“with”) + sonare (“to sound”), itself from sonus (“sound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [konsoˈnanto]
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• Rhymes: -anto
• Hyphenation: kon‧so‧nan‧to

Noun

konsonanto (accusative singular konsonanton, plural konsonantoj, accusative plural konsonantojn)

1. (phonetics) consonant, a sound produced through restrictions of the oral cavity
2. a letter representing the sound of a consonant

Derived terms

• duobla konsonanto
• konsonantŝoviĝo

 

See also

• kontoido (“contoid”)