Latin dictionary · noun
sonus
sound, noise; pitch; speech
Dictionary forms: sonus, sonūs
Inflection: variously declined, second declension, fourth declension
Meaning and definitions
- sound, noise; pitch; speech
- tone, character, style
- voice, tongue
Connected roots
- son-
sound
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- resonate
to produce or be filled with a deep, full sound
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| sonus | nom. sg. |
| sonī | nom. pl. |
| sonūs | nom. pl. |
| sonī | gen. sg. |
| sonūs | gen. sg. |
| sonōrum | gen. pl. |
| sonuum | gen. pl. |
| sonō | dat. sg. |
| sonuī | dat. sg. |
| sonīs | dat. pl. |
| sonibus | dat. pl. |
| sonum | acc. sg. |
| sonōs | acc. pl. |
| sonūs | acc. pl. |
| sonō | abl. sg. |
| sonū | abl. sg. |
| sonīs | abl. pl. |
| sonibus | abl. pl. |
| sone | voc. sg. |
| sonus | voc. sg. |
| sonī | voc. pl. |
| sonūs | voc. pl. |
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