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CONSONANTAL SYSTEM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does consonantal system mean?
• CONSONANTAL SYSTEM (noun)
The noun CONSONANTAL SYSTEM has 1 sense:
1. the system of consonants used in a particular language
Familiarity information: CONSONANTAL SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The system of consonants used in a particular language
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
consonant system; consonantal system
Hypernyms ("consonantal system" is a kind of...):
phonemic system (the system of phonemes recognized in a language)
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