consonantal

Adjective

Meaning

Of the nature of a consonant; pertaining to consonants.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

central back strong front consonant alveolar content flat broad ready dorsal cerebral dental glide harmonious

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Antonyms

vocalic small little low minor weak

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Phrases with the word

non-consonantal semi-consonantal consonantal unit

Examples

consonantal sounds Source: Internet

a consonantal Hebrew text Source: Internet

consonantal alliteration Source: Internet

a consonantal cluster Source: Internet

Digraphs Syllables beginning with palatalized consonants are spelled with one of the seven consonantal kana from the i row followed by small ya, yu or yo. Source: Internet

A third type, called abugida or alphasyllabary, is one where vowels are shown by diacritics or modifications of consonantal base letters, as in Devanagari and other South Asian scripts. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

consonant stem consonant system consonant-like consonantal system consonantal unit consonantalization