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sono.

to sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈsɔ.noː]Classical-Latin[ˈsɔː.no]
  1. to sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context)

    conjugation-1 · intransitive
  2. to sound, utter, speak, express, call

    conjugation-1 · transitive
  3. to cry out, call; sing; celebrate, praise, extol

    conjugation-1 · transitive
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 sono From Proto-Italic *swonaō, from Proto-Indo-European *swonh₂-éye-ti, iterative present of *swenh₂- (“to sound, resound”). Cognate with Sanskrit स्वनति (svanati, “to sound, resound”) and Proto-Slavic *zvoniti (“to ring”).

verb[ˈsɔ.noː]Classical-Latin[ˈsɔː.no]
  1. alternative form of sonō, sonāre

    alt-of · alternative · conjugation-3 · error-unknown-tag
Where this word comes from

Potentially the regular outcome of Proto-Italic *swenat, from Proto-Indo-European *swénh₂-ti ~ swn̥h₂-énti, an athematic root present from *swenh₂- (“to sound”).

noun[ˈsɔ.noː]Classical-Latin[ˈsɔː.no]
  1. dative/ablative singular of sonus

    ablative · dative · form-of · singular
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