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consonantal

/ˌkɑn.səˈnɛn.təl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
con-so-nan-tal
IPA
/ˌkɑn.səˈnɛn.təl/
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or functioning as a consonant.

adj

Containing one or more consonants.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English consonant Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English consonantal From consonant + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkɑn.səˈnɛn.təl/
  • British English: /ˌkɒn.səˈnæn.təl/

Inflected Forms

more consonantal (comparative) most consonantal (superlative)

Derived Forms

anteconsonantal biconsonantal consonantalize consonantally interconsonantal intraconsonantal nonconsonantal postconsonantal quadriconsonantal quadriradical semiconsonantal triconsonantal

Antonyms

vocalic

Rhymes With

horizontal periodontal

Questions

How do you pronounce consonantal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɑn.səˈnɛn.təl/.
What does consonantal mean?
Of, relating to, or functioning as a consonant.
Where does consonantal come from?
Etymology tree English consonant Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English consonantal From consonant + -al.

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