soante

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin sonantem, accusative of sonāns. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂-. Doublet of sonante.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈɐ̃.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈswɐ̃.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: so‧an‧te

Adjective

soante m or f (plural soantes)

1. sonant, sounding

   Synonym: sonoro

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of consoante soante.

Noun

soante f (plural soantes)

1. (phonetics, phonology) A speech sound that is produced with continuous, non-turbulent airflow in the vocal tract.

   Synonym: ressoante

   Antonym: obstruinte

   Hyponyms: nasal, aproximante, vibrante