English → Latin
“consonant” in Latin
concinōto sing, chant etc. together; to agree or harmonizeconcorsagreeing, of one mind, concordant; like-minded; peaceful, harmoniouscongruōto come, unite, combine, run or meet together with someone; to coincide or correspond with someone or something; agree wcōnsonusharmonious, sounding together, suitablemodulorto measure; to regulate; to beat timecōnsonōto sound at the same time or together; sound aloud, resound, reecho; to be in harmony, agree, accord, harmonizecoeōto assemble, meet, come together; to encounter, come up against; to copulate, have sexrixorto quarrel, brawl, wrangle, disputeexcidōto fall out, from or down, tumble to the ground, collapse, break down, drop; to fall out or from involuntarily, slip out
The English word consonant itself goes back to Latin sonō, through cōnsonāns.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
consonant adj.
concinens: concors: congruens. (the words are found in this connection and order), concors et congruens: consonus (opposed to absonus): modulatus (proper, harmonious). Vid :, also, CONFORMABLE, CONSISTENT.
consonant
(littera) consonans: consona (later). Consonants come together, coeunt: clash, rixantur (Quint.). The clashing of consonants, consonantium inter se congressus: to end in a consonant, in consonantem cadere or excidere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for consonant?
- The usual Latin words for “consonant” are concinō, concors, congruō; also cōnsonus, modulor, cōnsonō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.