el
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
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I love the sound of the sea.
, .
Turn up the sound, I cannot hear anything.
piano .
The sound of the piano fills the room.
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The sound of the wind pulled me out of sleep.
amanecer.
They recorded the sound of birds at dawn.
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I like the sound of the sea at night.
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