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sonus.

noise, sound;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsɔ.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈsɔː.nus]
  1. sound, noise; pitch; speech

    declension-2 · declension-4
  2. tone, character, style

    declension-2 · declension-4 · figuratively
  3. voice, tongue

    declension-2 · declension-4 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *swonos, from Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os, from the root *swenh₂- (“to sound”). The lack of the sound change *mo- > *ma- in open syllabels is potentially because the syllable was closed before the word-medial laryngeal. De Vaan alternatively reconstructs earlier *swenos, though he does consider it possible that the term was deverbal form sonō, sonāre. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *swanaz.

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