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Consonantal is an English word with synonyms like vocalic or phone. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Consonantal in a sentence

Consonantal meaning

  1. Of, relating to, or functioning as a consonant.
  2. Containing one or more consonants.

Synonyms of Consonantal

vocalic phone speech sound sound

Related words

Other words often associated with Consonantal or its synonyms:

telephone earpiece good fit ring safe intelligent unsound undamaged earphone healthy stable

Using Consonantal

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of, relating to, or functioning as a consonant. | Containing one or more consonants.
  • Useful related words include: vocalic, phone, speech sound, sound.
  • In the example corpus, consonantal often appears in combinations such as: the consonantal, of consonantal, consonantal system.

Context around Consonantal

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

abjads 1× armenian 1× seven 1× earlier 1× additional 1× regular 1×

Often after:

system 2× contrasts 2× base 1× scripts 1× symbol 1× finals 1× kana 1× characters 1× form 1× text 1×

Sentence patterns with Consonantal

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

consonantal finals are 1× eastern armenian consonantal system 1× i is consonantal in the 1× in a consonantal form with 1× in earlier consonantal contrasts and 1× modifications of consonantal base letters 1× of the consonantal symbol with 1× of the consonantal text 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a third type 1× borderline cases vowelled 1× canadian syllabics differ 1× consonantal finals are 1× consonants the following 1× digraphs syllables beginning 1×

Common sentence endings:

a consistent orientation 1× additional consonantal characters 1× armenian consonantal system 1× as in burmese 1× in subsequent languages 1× in the stem 1×

Words around Consonantal

Just before it in the word index:

consonant 352 consonances 3 consonance 33 consomme 3 consolini 2 consolingly 2

Just after it in the word index:

consonants 329 consonanza 2 consonni 2 consort 188 consorted 5 consortia 15

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 20 abbv 20 abdalla 20 abdirahman 20 abdulmalik 20 abhimanyu 20

Corpus analysis for Consonantal

  • In this selection, "consonantal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, abjads, armenian, seven, system, contrasts and base stand out and add context to how "consonantal" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include consonantal finals are and eastern armenian consonantal system. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "consonantal" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with consonantal

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The source of the other consonantal letters is unknown. (9 words)

Consonants The following table lists the Eastern Armenian consonantal system. (10 words)

Consonantal finals are indicated with a virama ( main), as in Burmese. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

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. (29 words)

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. (26 words)

The readily apparent semantic differences result from alternative strategies for interpreting the difficult verse and relate to differences in vowelization and punctuation of the consonantal text. (26 words)

Example sentences (16)

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.

Borderline cases Vowelled abjads Consonantal scripts (" abjads ") are normally written without indication of many vowels.

Canadian syllabics differ from other abugidas in that the vowel is indicated by rotation of the consonantal symbol, with each vowel having a consistent orientation.

Consonantal finals are indicated with a virama ( main), as in Burmese.

Consonants The following table lists the Eastern Armenian consonantal system.

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.

It has only oral vowels and a fairly stable set of consonantal contrasts.

Nouns that end in -aius and -eius have vocatives that end in -aī or -eī even though the i is consonantal in the stem.

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Origin collapsible André-Georges Haudricourt established that Vietnamese tone originated in earlier consonantal contrasts and suggested similar mechanisms for Chinese.

The ancient Nagari script for Sanskrit had two additional consonantal characters.

The Aramaic script was written in a consonantal form with a direction from right to left.

The consonantal system of the Canaanite language inspired alphabetical developments in subsequent languages.

The readily apparent semantic differences result from alternative strategies for interpreting the difficult verse and relate to differences in vowelization and punctuation of the consonantal text.

The regular consonantal sound changes from Proto-Celtic to Welsh, Cornish and Breton are summarised in the following table.

The source of the other consonantal letters is unknown.

Vowels Consonants ;Synharmonic sets ;Other consonantal signs A word separator ( ) is sometimes used.

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Common combinations with consonantal

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "consonantal" in a sentence?
An example: "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." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "consonantal" from authentic English texts.
What does "consonantal" mean?
Consonantal means: Of, relating to, or functioning as a consonant.
What are synonyms of "consonantal"?
Common synonyms of "consonantal" include: vocalic, phone, speech sound, sound.
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