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consonantism

consonantism noun: the consonant system of a language or dialect.

Noun

consonantism (countable and uncountable, plural consonantisms)

  1. The consonant system of a language or dialect.
  2. The consonants, sequence of consonants, or the quality peculiar to the consonants of a given word or group of words.
    • Still unexplained are geminate *-ll- in type 4, and the aberrant consonantism in type 3, where the *-r- found in the other forms appears to have been replaced with *-θ-2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 240

Synonyms of consonantism

Forms of consonantism

pluralconsonantisms

Origin of consonantism

From consonant + -ism.

Questions about consonantism

What does consonantism mean?
Consonantism means the consonant system of a language or dialect.
What part of speech is consonantism?
Consonantism is a noun.
What is the plural of consonantism?
The plural of consonantism is consonantisms.

Words near consonantism in the dictionary

  1. consonantally
  2. consonantaries
  3. consonantary
  4. consonanthood
  5. consonantic
  6. consonantism
  7. consonantisms
  8. consonantization
  9. consonantize
  10. consonantized
  11. consonantizes

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