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sonata

/səˈnɒtə/suh-NO-tuh
/səˈnɑtə/suh-NAH-tuh

Meaningsounded

Common meaning: a piece for an instrument

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√SWAN‘resound, sound’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 453, p. 746 · scan
  2. Latinsonatasource
  3. Italiansonatasource
  4. Englishsonata‘a piece for an instrument’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin sonata ‘sounded’.

Roots

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