英语词汇sonant的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	sonant
词源	sonant adj. 1846, "uttered with vocal sound," from Latin sonantem (nominative sonans), present participle of sonare "make a noise, sound" (from PIE root swen- "to sound"). As a noun from 1849, "a sonant letter, voiced letter, one involving voice." Earlier "quality of sounding" (1590s). Related: Sonantal. Entries linking to sonant* *swen- also swenə-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to sound." It forms all or part of: assonance; consonant; dissonant; resound; sonant; sonata; sone; sonic; sonnet; sonogram; sonorous; sound (n.1) "noise, what is heard;" sound (v.1) "to be audible;" swan; unison. It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit svanati "it sounds," svanah "sound, tone;" Latin sonus "sound, a noise," sonare "to sound;" Old Irish senim "the playing of an instrument;" Old English geswin "music, song," swinsian "to sing;" Old Norse svanr, Old English swan "swan," properly "the sounding bird." updated on March 12, 2023
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