So"nant (?), a. [L. sonans, -
antis, p. pr. of sonare to sound. See Sound a
noise.] 1. Of or pertaining to sound;
sounding.
2. (Phonetics) Uttered, as an element
of speech, with tone or proper vocal sound, as distinguished from mere
breath sound; intonated; voiced; vocal; tonic; the opposite of
nonvocal, or surd; -- said of the vowels, semivowels,
liquids, and nasals, and particularly of the consonants b,
d, g hard, v, etc., as compared with their
cognates p, t, k, f, etc., which are
called nonvocal, surd, or aspirate. --
n. A sonant letter.
So"nant (?), a. [L. sonans, -
antis, p. pr. of sonare to sound. See Sound a
noise.] 1. Of or pertaining to sound;
sounding.
2. (Phonetics) Uttered, as an element
of speech, with tone or proper vocal sound, as distinguished from mere
breath sound; intonated; voiced; vocal; tonic; the opposite of
nonvocal, or surd; -- said of the vowels, semivowels,
liquids, and nasals, and particularly of the consonants b,
d, g hard, v, etc., as compared with their
cognates p, t, k, f, etc., which are
called nonvocal, surd, or aspirate. --
n. A sonant letter.
