consonantal

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UK/ˌkɒn.səˈnæn.təl/US/ˌkɑn.səˈnɛn.təl/US/ˌkɑn.səˈnæn.təl/

adjective

Of, relating to, or functioning as a consonant.

Opposite
vocalic
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English consonant ← Middle English consonant →
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Meanings

adjectiveconsonantal (comparative more consonantal, superlative most consonantal)

comparative more consonantal · superlative most consonantal

  1. Of, relating to, or functioning as a consonant.

    Antonyms: vocalic

  2. Containing one or more consonants.

    Due to the shape of the aspect infixes, ‹er› and ‹ol›, it is possible for the pseudovowels to occur immediately after their consonantal counterpart, as in *p‹ol›lltxe. When this happens in an unstressed syllable, the pseudovowel disappears, poltxe.

    2024 August 27, William S. Annis, “A Reference Grammar of Na’vi”, in Learn Na'vi, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2025, page 14

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, relating to, or functioning as a consonant.

Opposite
vocalic

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivebeing or marked by or containing or functioning as a consonant

Opposite
vocalic
Also see
consonantic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*swonh₂éyeti
  8. Proto-Italic*swonaō
  9. Latinsonō
  10. Latincōnsonō
  11. Latincōnsonāns
  12. Old Frenchconsonant
  13. Middle Englishconsonant
  14. Englishconsonant
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Englishconsonantal

From consonant + -al.

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Translations

Catalan consonàntic
  • consonànticof, relating to, or functioning as a consonant
Czech souhláskový
  • souhláskovýof, relating to, or functioning as a consonant
Finnish konsonantti-, konsonanttinen
  • konsonantti-of, relating to, or functioning as a consonant
  • konsonanttinenof, relating to, or functioning as a consonant
  • konsonantin sisältäväcontaining one or more consonants
  • konsonantteja sisältäväcontaining one or more consonants
French consonantique
  • consonantiqueof, relating to, or functioning as a consonant
German konsonantisch, Konsonanten-
  • konsonantischof, relating to, or functioning as a consonant
  • Konsonanten-of, relating to, or functioning as a consonant
  • konsonantigof, relating to, or functioning as a consonant
Polish konsonantyczny, spółgłoskowy
  • konsonantycznyof, relating to, or functioning as a consonant
  • spółgłoskowyof, relating to, or functioning as a consonant
  • konsonantycznycontaining one or more consonants
  • spółgłoskowycontaining one or more consonants
Romanian consonantic
  • consonanticof, relating to, or functioning as a consonant
Russian согла́сный, консона́нтный
  • согла́сный (soglásnyj)of, relating to, or functioning as a consonant
  • консона́нтный (konsonántnyj)of, relating to, or functioning as a consonant
Ukrainian при́голосний
  • при́голосний (prýholosnyj)of, relating to, or functioning as a consonant
Cite this entry
APA

consonantal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consonantal

MLA

“consonantal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consonantal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consonantal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consonantal.

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