sonus
Erscheinungsbild
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os, from the root *swenh₂- (“to sound”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *swanaz.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈso.nus/, [ˈs̠ɔnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈso.nus/, [ˈsɔːnus]
Noun
sonus m (genitive sonī); second declension
- sound, noise; pitch; speech
- (figuratively) tone, character, style
- (figuratively) voice, tongue [ quotations ▼]
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sonus | sonī |
| Genitive | sonī | sonōrum |
| Dative | sonō | sonīs |
| Accusative | sonum | sonōs |
| Ablative | sonō | sonīs |
| Vocative | sone | sonī |