consonantal

English

Etymology

From consonant +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒn.səˈnæn.təl/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑn.səˈnɛn.təl/, /ˌkɑn.səˈnæn.təl/

Adjective

consonantal (comparative more consonantal, superlative most consonantal)

1. Of, relating to, or functioning as a consonant.
2. Containing one or more consonants.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “functioning as a consonant”): vocalic

Derived terms

• anteconsonantal
• biconsonantal
• consonantalize
• consonantally
• interconsonantal
• nonconsonantal
• postconsonantal
• quadriconsonantal
• quadriradical
• semiconsonantal
• triconsonantal
• uniconsonantal

 

Translations

of, relating to, or functioning as a consonant

Armenian: բաղաձայնային (baġajaynayin) Belarusian: зы́чны (zýčny) Catalan: consonàntic Cornish: kessonennel Czech: souhláskový (cs) Finnish: konsonantti-, konsonanttinen (fi) French: consonantique (fr) German: konsonantisch (de), Konsonanten-, konsonantig (rare) Polish: konsonantyczny (pl), spółgłoskowy (pl) Romanian: consonantic (ro) Russian: согла́сный (ru) (soglásnyj), консона́нтный (ru) (konsonántnyj) Ukrainian: при́голосний (uk) (prýholosnyj)

containing one or more consonants

Finnish: konsonantin sisältävä, konsonantteja sisältävä