Sonorant

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Sonorant

[zonoˈʁant]

Rhymes with ant

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Das Wort geht letztlich auf lateinisch sonāre ^(→ la) "klingen, tönen" zurück

noun Sonorant · Sonoranten

stimmhafter Laut der Sprache, der den Silbengipfel bilden, also silbentragend/silbisch sein kann. In dem Plural "die Sonoranten" [zonoˈʀantn̩] ist [n̩] ein Sonorant.
Similar: Sonant, Sonor, Sonorlaut · Opposite: Obstruent

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"Sonorant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/sonorant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Sonorant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/sonorant

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"Sonorant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/sonorant.

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@misc{sonorant_2026,
  title = {Sonorant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/sonorant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}