consonus

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Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

cōnsonus (feminine cōnsona, neuter cōnsonum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. harmonious, sounding together, suitable
    Synonyms: conveniēns, congruēns
    Antonyms: absonus, dissonus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cōnsonus cōnsona cōnsonum cōnsonī cōnsonae cōnsona
Genitive cōnsonī cōnsonae cōnsonī cōnsonōrum cōnsonārum cōnsonōrum
Dative cōnsonō cōnsonō cōnsonīs
Accusative cōnsonum cōnsonam cōnsonum cōnsonōs cōnsonās cōnsona
Ablative cōnsonō cōnsonā cōnsonō cōnsonīs
Vocative cōnsone cōnsona cōnsonum cōnsonī cōnsonae cōnsona

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *kuson
  • Old Irish: conson (from feminine cōnsona)

References

  • consonus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • consonus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • consonus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.