sonus

Meaning

1. (declension-2, declension-4) sound, noise; pitch; speech
2. (declension-2, declension-4, figuratively) tone, character, style
3. (declension-2, declension-4, figuratively) voice, tongue

Concepts

sound

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voice

noise

Synonyms

sonitus

clangor

Translations

son

🔉

so

🔉

sonido

🔉

ήχος

suono

🔉

geluid

🔉

som

🔉

ses

صوت

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klank

🔉

Schall

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Stimme

deng

son

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈsɔ.nʊs]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os, from the root *swenh₂- (“to sound”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *swanaz.