konsonanto

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konsoˈnanto/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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

See also

  • kontoido (“contoid”)
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