consonantal

or con·so·nan·tic

[ kon-suh-nan-tl ]

adjective
  1. of, or of the nature of, a consonant.

  2. marked by consonant sounds.

Origin of consonantal

1
First recorded in 1785–95; consonant + -al1

Other words from consonantal

  • con·so·nan·tal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby consonantal

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How to use consonantal in a sentence

  • Again and again that melancholy ululation, with never a consonantal sound to break it, went forth into the night.

    Joan of the Sword Hand | S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
  • Only the latter is a true illustration of consonantal modification as a grammatical process.

    Language | Edward Sapir
  • A subsidiary but by no means unimportant grammatical process is that of internal vocalic or consonantal change.

    Language | Edward Sapir
  • consonantal change as a functional process is probably far less common than vocalic modifications, but it is not exactly rare.

    Language | Edward Sapir
  • There are four main types of articulation generally recognized within the consonantal group of sounds.

    Language | Edward Sapir

British Dictionary definitions for consonantal

consonantal

/ (ˌkɒnsəˈnæntəl) /


adjective
  1. relating to, functioning as, or constituting a consonant, such as the semivowel w in English work

  2. consisting of or characterized by consonants: a consonantal cluster

Derived forms of consonantal

  • consonantally, adverb

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