consonantal

English

Etymology

consonant +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒn.sə.ˈnæn.təl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑn.sə.ˈnæn.təl/, /ˌkɑn.sə.ˈnɛn.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

• (functioning as a vowel): vocalic

Derived terms

• biconsonantal
• consonantalize
• consonantally
• interconsonantal
• nonconsonantal
• postconsonantal
• semiconsonantal
• triconsonantal

 

Translations

of, relating to, or functioning as a consonant

• Armenian: բաղաձայնային (bałajaynayin)
• 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