medlyd

Danish

Etymology

med (“with”) +‎ lyd (“sound”), because consonants usually only appear along with a vowel.

Noun

medlyd c (singular definite medlyden, plural indefinite medlyde)

1. consonant

Inflection

Declension of medlyd

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	medlyd	medlyden	medlyde	medlydene
genitive	medlyds	medlydens	medlydes	medlydenes

Synonyms

• konsonant

Antonyms

• vokal, selvlyd (“lit. 'self-sound'”)

References

• “medlyd” in Den Danske Ordbog