breath consonant

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• Consonant — Con so*nant, n. [L. consonans, antis.] An articulate sound which in utterance is usually combined and sounded with an open sound called a vowel; a member of the spoken alphabet other than a vowel; also, a letter or character representing such a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• consonant — ► NOUN 1) a speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed and which forms a syllable when combined with a vowel. 2) a letter representing such a sound. ► ADJECTIVE (consonant with) ▪ in agreement or harmony with. DERIVATIVES… …   English terms dictionary

• consonant — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin consonant , consonans, present participle of consonare to sound together, agree, from com + sonare to sound more at sound Date: 15th century 1. being in agreement or harmony ; free from elements… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• consonant — consonantlike, adj. consonantly, adv. /kon seuh neuhnt/, n. 1. Phonet. a. (in English articulation) a speech sound produced by occluding with or without releasing /p, b; t, d; k, g/, diverting /m, n, ng/, or obstructing /f, v; s, z/ etc., the… …   Universalium

• consonant — [ kɒns(ə)nənt] noun a speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed and which can be combined with a vowel to form a syllable. ↘a letter representing a consonant. adjective 1》 denoting or relating to a consonant. 2》 (consonant… …   English new terms dictionary

• consonant — /ˈkɒnsənənt / (say konsuhnuhnt) noun 1. Phonetics a. (as a member of a syllable) a sound subordinated to another sound that has greater sonority; w and g in wig are subordinate to i, the sound of greatest sonority in the syllable, and by virtue… …  

• consonant — n. & adj. n. 1 a speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed, and which to form a syllable must be combined with a vowel. 2 a letter or letters representing this. adj. (foll. by with, to) 1 consistent; in agreement or harmony.… …   Useful english dictionary

• fricative consonant — noun a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract • Syn: ↑fricative, ↑spirant • Hypernyms: ↑continuant consonant, ↑continuant • Hyponyms: ↑sibilant, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• consonantal — consonant ► NOUN 1) a speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed and which forms a syllable when combined with a vowel. 2) a letter representing such a sound. ► ADJECTIVE (consonant with) ▪ in agreement or harmony with.… …   English terms dictionary

• Vocal pedagogy — Vocal pedagogy, or voice pedagogy, is the study of the teaching of singing. Vocal pedagogists are people who study the teaching of singing. To some extent all voice teachers are vocal pedagogists because vocal pedagogy informs them about not only …   Wikipedia

• Celtic languages — Branch of the Indo European language family spoken across a broad area of western and central Europe by the Celts in pre Roman and Roman times, now confined to small coastal areas of northwestern Europe. Celtic can be divided into a continental… …   Universalium