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Consonantal   /kˌɑnsənˈɑntəl/  /kˌɑnsənˈɑnəl/   Listen
Consonantal

adjective
1.
Being or marked by or containing or functioning as a consonant.  "A consonantal Hebrew text" , "Consonantal alliteration" , "A consonantal cluster"
2.
Relating to or having the nature of a consonant.



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"Consonantal" Quotes from Famous Books



... the t of the Phoenicians into th, or theta; z and s into signs for double consonants; they turned the Phoenician y (yod) into i (iota). The Greeks converted the Phoenician alphabet, which was partly consonantal, into one purely phonetic—"a perfect instrument for the expression of spoken language." The w was also added to the Phoenician alphabet. The Romans added the y. At first i and j were both indicated by the same sound; a sign for j was afterward added. We have also, in common with other European ...
— The Antediluvian World • Ignatius Donnelly


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