sonar

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See also: Sonar, SONAR, sónar, and soñar

English

Etymology

From SONAR, acronym of sound navigation and ranging. Coined by American scientist Frederick Vinton Hunt in the 1940s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsoʊ.nɑːɹ/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

sonar (countable and uncountable, plural sonars)

  1. (nautical) echolocation
  2. (nautical) A device that uses hydrophones (in the same manner as radar) to locate objects underwater.

Synonyms

  • SONAR (acronym of sound navigation and ranging)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Catalan: sonar
  • → Dutch: sonar
  • → French: sonar
  • → German: Sonar
  • → Italian: sonar
  • → Polish: sonar
  • → Portuguese: sonar
  • → Serbo-Croatian: sonar
  • → Spanish: sonar

Translations

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Further reading

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan sonar, from Latin sonāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

sonar (first-person singular present sono, first-person singular preterite soní, past participle sonat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (intransitive) to sound, to make a sound
  2. (intransitive) to ring, to buzz
  3. (figurative, intransitive) to ring a bell
    Em sona la seva cara. ― His face looks familiar.
Conjugation
    Conjugation of sonar (first conjugation)
infinitive sonar
gerund sonant
past participle masculine feminine
singular sonat sonada
plural sonats sonades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present sono sones sona sonem soneu sonen
imperfect sonava sonaves sonava sonàvem sonàveu sonaven
future sonaré sonaràs sonarà sonarem sonareu sonaran
preterite soní sonares sonà sonàrem sonàreu sonaren
conditional sonaria sonaries sonaria sonaríem sonaríeu sonarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present soni sonis soni sonem soneu sonin
imperfect sonés sonessis sonés sonéssim sonéssiu sonessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — sona soni sonem soneu sonin
negative (no) — no sonis no soni no sonem no soneu no sonin
Related terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English sonar.

Pronunciation

Noun

sonar m (uncountable)

  1. sonar

References

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Etymology

Borrowed from English sonar.

Pronunciation

Noun

sonar m (plural sonars)

  1. sonar

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English sonar.

Pronunciation

Noun

sonar m (plural sonars)

  1. sonar

Descendants

Further reading

Icelandic

Noun

sonar

  1. indefinite genitive singular of sonur

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto soni (“to sound”), French sonner, Italian suonare, Spanish sonar, ultimately from Latin sonō (“to make a noise”).

Verb

sonar (present tense sonas, past tense sonis, future tense sonos, imperative sonez, conditional sonus)

  1. to ring

Conjugation

    Conjugation of sonar
present past future
infinitive sonar sonir sonor
tense sonas sonis sonos
conditional sonus
imperative sonez
adjective active participle sonanta soninta sononta
adverbial active participle sonante soninte sononte
nominal active participle singular sonanto soninto sononto
plural sonanti soninti sononti
adjective passive participle sonata sonita sonota
adverbial passive participle sonate sonite sonote
nominal passive participle singular sonato sonito sonoto
plural sonati soniti sonoti

Occitan

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Béarn)(file)

Verb

sonar

  1. to call (to name or refer to)
    Synonyms: cridar, apelar

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)
simple compound
infinitive sonar aver sonat
gerund sonant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle sonat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present soni sonas sona sonam sonatz sonan
imperfect sonavi sonavas sonava sonàvem sonàvetz sonavan
preterite sonèri sonères sonèt sonèrem sonèretz sonèron
future sonarai sonaràs sonarà sonarem sonaretz sonaràn
conditional sonariái sonariás sonariá sonariam sonariatz sonarián
conditional 2nd form1 sonèra sonèras sonèra soneram soneratz sonèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present sone sones sone sonem sonetz sonen
imperfect sonèssi sonèsses sonèsse sonèssem sonèssetz sonèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
sona sonem sonatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Auvernhàs
simple compound
infinitive sonar aver sonat
gerund sonant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle sonat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present sone sones sona sonam sonatz sonon
imperfect sonave sonaves sonava sonaviam sonaviatz sonavon
preterite sonere soneres sonet sonem sonetz soneron
future sonarai sonaràs sonará sonarem sonaretz sonarán
conditional sonariá sonariás sonariá sonariam sonariatz sonarián
conditional 2nd form1 sonèra sonèras sonèra soneram soneratz sonèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present sone sones sone sonassiam sonassiatz sonon
imperfect sonesse sonesses sonesse sonessiam sonessiatz sonesson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
sona sonassiam sonatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Gascon
simple compound
infinitive sonar aver sonat
gerund sonant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle sonat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present soni sonas sona sonam sonatz sonan
imperfect sonavi sonavas sonava sonàvam sonàvatz sonavan
preterite sonèi sonès sonè sonèm sonètz sonèn
future sonarèi sonaràs sonarà sonaram sonaratz sonaràn
conditional sonarí sonarés sonaré sonarem sonaretz sonarén
conditional 2nd form1 sonèra sonèras sonèra soneram soneratz sonèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present soni sones sone sonem sonetz sonen
imperfect sonèssi sonèsses sonèsse sonèssem sonèssetz sonèssen
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
sona sonem sonatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Lemosin
simple compound
infinitive sonar aver sonat
gerund sonant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle sonat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present sone sonas sona sonam sonatz sonan
imperfect sonava sonavas sonava sonàvam sonàvatz sonavan
preterite sonei soneras sonet sonèram sonèratz soneran
future sonarai sonaràs sonará sonarem sonaretz sonarán
conditional sonariá sonariàs sonariá sonariam sonariatz sonarián
conditional 2nd form1 sonèra sonèras sonèra soneram soneratz sonèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present sone sones sone sonem sonetz sonen
imperfect sonèsse sonèsses sonèsse sonèssem sonèssetz sonèssen
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
sona sonem sonatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects
    Provençau
simple compound
infinitive sonar aver sonat
gerund sonant use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle sonat —
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative ieu tu el nosautres vosautres eles
present sone sones sona sonam sonatz sonan
imperfect sonavi sonavas sonava sonàvem sonàvetz sonavan
preterite sonère sonères sonèt soneriam soneriatz sonèron
future sonarai sonaràs sonarà sonarem sonaretz sonaràn
conditional sonariáu sonariás sonariá sonariam sonariatz sonarián
conditional 2nd form1 sonèra sonèras sonèra soneram soneratz sonèran
compound
tenses 		present perfect use the present tense of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
past anterior use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
future perfect use the future tense of aver + past participle
conditional perfect use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive que ieu que tu que el que nosautres que vosautres que eles
present sone sones sone sonem sonetz sonan
imperfect sonèsse sonèsses sonèsse sonessiam sonessiatz sonèsson
compound
tenses 		past use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
pluperfect use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative — tu — nosautres vosautres —
sona sonem sonatz 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Old Norse

Noun

sonar

  1. genitive singular of sonr

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from English sonar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.nar/
  • Rhymes: -ɔnar
  • Syllabification: so‧nar

Noun

sonar m inan

  1. (nautical) sonar (device for locating objects underwater)
    Synonym: asdic

Declension

Declension of sonar
singular plural
nominative sonar sonary
genitive sonaru sonarów
dative sonarowi sonarom
accusative sonar sonary
instrumental sonarem sonarami
locative sonarze sonarach
vocative sonarze sonary

Further reading

  • sonar in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English sonar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: so‧nar

Noun

sonar m (plural sonares)

  1. (nautical) sonar (technique and device that uses sound propagation to detect underwater objects)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French sonar.

Noun

sonar n (plural sonare)

  1. sonar

Declension

Declension of sonar
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) sonar sonarul (niște) sonare sonarele
genitive/dative (unui) sonar sonarului (unor) sonare sonarelor
vocative sonarule sonarelor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English sonar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sǒnaːr/
  • Hyphenation: so‧nar

Noun

sònār m (Cyrillic spelling со̀на̄р)

  1. sonar

Declension

Declension of sonar
singular plural
nominative sònār sonari
genitive sonára sonara
dative sonaru sonarima
accusative sonar sonare
vocative sonare sonari
locative sonaru sonarima
instrumental sonarom sonarima

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soˈnaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: so‧nar

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish sonar, inherited from Latin sonāre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”).

Verb

sonar (first-person singular present sueno, first-person singular preterite soné, past participle sonado)

  1. (intransitive) to sound, to ring
  2. (intransitive) to sound (appear)
    Suena como que ya te has decidido.
    It sounds like your mind is made up.
    Suena como si no tuviéramos otra opción.
    It sounds like we don't have any other choice.
  3. (figuratively, intransitive) to ring a bell, to be familiar
    Me suena el nombre, pero no lo ubico.
    His name rings a bell but I can't place him.
  4. (transitive) to make sound, to play
    Synonym: tocar
    sonar la bocina ― to sound the horn
  5. (transitive, reflexive, figuratively) to blow one's nose
    Despues de estornudar, me soné la nariz.
    After I sneezed, I blew my nose.
Conjugation
    Conjugation of sonar (o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive sonar
gerund sonando
past participle masculine feminine
singular sonado sonada
plural sonados sonadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present sueno suenastú
sonásvos 		suena sonamos sonáis suenan
imperfect sonaba sonabas sonaba sonábamos sonabais sonaban
preterite soné sonaste sonó sonamos sonasteis sonaron
future sonaré sonarás sonará sonaremos sonaréis sonarán
conditional sonaría sonarías sonaría sonaríamos sonaríais sonarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present suene suenestú
sonésvos2 		suene sonemos sonéis suenen
imperfect
(ra) 		sonara sonaras sonara sonáramos sonarais sonaran
imperfect
(se) 		sonase sonases sonase sonásemos sonaseis sonasen
future1 sonare sonares sonare sonáremos sonareis sonaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative suenatú
sonávos 		suene sonemos sonad suenen
negative no suenes no suene no sonemos no sonéis no suenen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of sonar (o-ue alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive sonar
dative sonarme sonarte sonarle, sonarse sonarnos sonaros sonarles, sonarse
accusative sonarme sonarte sonarlo, sonarla, sonarse sonarnos sonaros sonarlos, sonarlas, sonarse
with gerund sonando
dative sonándome sonándote sonándole, sonándose sonándonos sonándoos sonándoles, sonándose
accusative sonándome sonándote sonándolo, sonándola, sonándose sonándonos sonándoos sonándolos, sonándolas, sonándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative suena
dative suéname suénate suénale suénanos not used suénales
accusative suéname suénate suénalo, suénala suénanos not used suénalos, suénalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative soná
dative soname sonate sonale sonanos not used sonales
accusative soname sonate sonalo, sonala sonanos not used sonalos, sonalas
with formal second-person singular imperative suene
dative suéneme not used suénele, suénese suénenos not used suéneles
accusative suéneme not used suénelo, suénela, suénese suénenos not used suénelos, suénelas
with first-person plural imperative sonemos
dative not used sonémoste sonémosle sonémonos sonémoos sonémosles
accusative not used sonémoste sonémoslo, sonémosla sonémonos sonémoos sonémoslos, sonémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative sonad
dative sonadme not used sonadle sonadnos sonaos sonadles
accusative sonadme not used sonadlo, sonadla sonadnos sonaos sonadlos, sonadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative suenen
dative suénenme not used suénenle suénennos not used suénenles, suénense
accusative suénenme not used suénenlo, suénenla suénennos not used suénenlos, suénenlas, suénense
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English sonar.

Noun

sonar m (plural sonares)

  1. sonar (a device that uses hydrophones to locate objects underwater)
Alternative forms

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

sonar c

  1. (nautical) sonar (echolocation)
  2. (nautical) a sonar (device)

Declension

Declension of sonar 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative sonar sonarn — —
Genitive sonars sonarns — —

Verb

sonar

  1. present indicative of sona

References

Anagrams

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin sonāre, present active infinitive of sonō. Compare Italian suonare.

Verb

sonar

  1. (transitive) to play, sound

Conjugation

  • Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of sonar (first conjugation)
infinitive sonar
auxiliary verb aver gerund sonando
past participle sonà
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative mi ti eło / eła noialtri / noialtre voialtri / voialtre łuri / łore
present sono (te) soni (el/ła) sona sonémo, sonòn soné (i/łe) sona
imperfect sonava (te) sonavi (el/ła) sonava sonàvimo sonavi (i/łe) sonava
future sonarò (te) sonarè (el/ła) sonarà sonarémo sonarè (i/łe) sonarà
conditional mi ti eło / eła noialtri / noialtre voialtri / voialtre łuri / łore
present sonarìa (te) sonarisi (el/ła) sonarìa sonarìsimo sonarisi (i/łe) sonarìa
subjunctive che mi che ti che eło / eła che noialtri / noialtre che voialtri / voialtre che łuri / łore
present sone, sona (te) soni (el/ła) sone, (el/ła) sona sonémo, sonone soné (i/łe) sone, (i/łe) sona
imperfect sonase (te) sonasi (el/ła) sonase sonàsimo sonasi (i/łe) sonase
imperative — ti eło / eła noialtri / noialtre voialtri / voialtre łuri / łore
— (te) sona (el/ła) sona, (el/ła) sone sonémo soné (i/łe) sona, (i/łe) sone
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