LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

cōnsonō

cōnsonō (present infinitive cōnsonāre, perfect active cōnsonuī)
Classical[ˈkõː.sɔ.noː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔn.so.no]

Meaning

  1. intransitiveto sound at the same time or together; sound aloud, resound, reecho
  2. figurativelyintransitiveto be in harmony, agree, accord, harmonize

Conjugation conjugation 1 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.cōnsonōcōnsonābamcōnsonābōcōnsonuīcōnsonueramcōnsonuerō
2nd sg.cōnsonāscōnsonābāscōnsonābiscōnsonuistīcōnsonuerāscōnsonueris
3rd sg.cōnsonatcōnsonābatcōnsonābitcōnsonuitcōnsonueratcōnsonuerit
1st pl.cōnsonāmuscōnsonābāmuscōnsonābimuscōnsonuimuscōnsonuerāmuscōnsonuerimus
2nd pl.cōnsonātiscōnsonābātiscōnsonābitiscōnsonuistiscōnsonuerātiscōnsonueritis
3rd pl.cōnsonantcōnsonābantcōnsonābuntcōnsonuērunt
cōnsonuēre
cōnsonuerantcōnsonuerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.cōnsonemcōnsonāremcōnsonuerimcōnsonuissem
2nd sg.cōnsonēscōnsonārēscōnsonuerīscōnsonuissēs
3rd sg.cōnsonetcōnsonāretcōnsonueritcōnsonuisset
1st pl.cōnsonēmuscōnsonārēmuscōnsonuerīmuscōnsonuissēmus
2nd pl.cōnsonētiscōnsonārētiscōnsonuerītiscōnsonuissētis
3rd pl.cōnsonentcōnsonārentcōnsonuerintcōnsonuissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.cōnsonā—
pres. 2nd pl.cōnsonāte—
fut. 2nd sg.cōnsonātō—
fut. 3rd sg.cōnsonātō—
fut. 2nd pl.cōnsonātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.cōnsonantō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecōnsonāre—
perfect infinitivecōnsonuisse
cōnsonāvisse
—
present participlecōnsonāns
cōnsonante, cōnsonantem, cōnsonantēs, cōnsonantī, cōnsonantia, cōnsonantibus, cōnsonantis, cōnsonantīs, cōnsonantium
—
gerundcōnsonandī, cōnsonandō, cōnsonandum

con-sŏno, ŭi, 1,
I. v. n., to sound at the same time or together, to sound aloud, to resound (class., but rare till the Aug. period; not in Cic.).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: apes evolaturae consonant vehementer, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 30: cum omne tibiarum genus organorumque consonuit, fit concentus ex dissonis, Sen. Ep. 84, 10: tubae utrimque canunt: contra consonat terra, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 73; so of places, Verg. A. 8, 305: tum plausu virūm Consonat omne nemus, id. ib. 5, 149; Ov. M. 7, 451; Vitr. 5, 8, 1; Tac. A. 14, 32: consonuere cornicines funebri strepitu, Petr. 78, 6: consonante clamore nominatim Quinctium orare ut, etc., Liv. 36, 34, 7.—
B. Esp., in rhetor.
1. Of harmony in discourse, Quint. 9, 3, 73; 9, 3, 45; 9, 3, 77.—
2. Of similar terminations of words, Quint. 9, 3, 75.—
II. Trop., to agree, accord, harmonize (postAug.): quomodo inter se acutae ac graves voces consonent, Sen. Ep. 88, 9: quomodo animus meus secum consonet, id. ib: sibi in faciendis ac non faciendis, Quint. 2, 20, 5: sibi (tenor vitae), Sen. Ep. 31, 8: Capricorno (Virginis astrum), Manil. 2, 281; 2, 622: hoc etenim contractui bonae fidei consonat, Dig. 19, 1, 48 fin.; 35, 1, 90.—Hence, consŏnans, antis, P. a.
A. In gram., subst. (sc. littera; hence, fem.), a consonant, Quint. 1, 4, 6; 1, 7, 9 et saep.—
B. Trop., agreeing, consonant, fit, suitable (post-Aug. and rare): consonanti contractui bonae fidei, Dig. 12, 2, 34, § 8 al.—* Adv.: consŏnanter, consonantly, agreeably: consonantissime ad harmoniam composita, Vitr. 6, 1, 6.

Origins

From cōn- < con- + sonō (“sound, resound”).

Descendants
  • Catalanconsonar
  • Englishconsonate
  • Englishconsone
  • Frenchconsoner
  • Italianconsonare
  • Portugueseconsoar
  • Spanishconsonar

Quick answers

What does cōnsonō mean in Latin?
cōnsonō, a verb, means “to sound at the same time or together; sound aloud, resound, reecho; to be in harmony, agree, accord, harmonize”.
What are the principal parts of cōnsonō?
cōnsonō, cōnsonāre, cōnsonuī (first conjugation, no passive, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce cōnsonō?
In classical Latin, [ˈkõː.sɔ.noː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔn.so.no].