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masculine

/soˈniðo/

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Translation

sound

Word origin

From Latin sonitus ('a sounding'), from sonare ('to sound'), from sonus ('sound'). The same root gives English sound, sonic and resonate.

Origin: Latin
Root: sonus
English cognates: sound, sonic, resonate

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralsonidos

Examples

I love the sound of the sea.

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Turn up the sound, I cannot hear anything.

The sound of the piano fills the room.

The sound of the wind pulled me out of sleep.

They recorded the sound of birds at dawn.

I like the sound of the sea at night.

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This word is part of lesson 22.