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sonar.

to sound, to ring

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/soˈnaɾ/[soˈnaɾ]
  1. to sound, to ring

    intransitive
  2. to sound (appear)

    intransitive
    Suena como que ya te has decidido.
    Suena como si no tuviéramos otra opción.
  3. to ring a bell, to be familiar

    figuratively · reflexive
    Me suena el nombre, pero no lo ubico.
  4. to make sound, to play

    transitive
    sonar la bocina
  5. to blow (one's nose)

    reflexive · transitive
    Despues de estornudar, me soné la nariz.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *swonh₂éyeti Proto-Italic *swonaō Latin sonō Old Spanish sonar Spanish sonar From Old Spanish sonar, inherited from Latin sonō, -āre.

noun/soˈnaɾ/[soˈnaɾ]
  1. sonar (a device that uses hydrophones to locate objects underwater)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English sonar.

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