Fluctisonous

/flʌkˌtɪˈsoʊnəs/ adjective

Definition

A variant form of fluctisonant; sounding like waves or producing sounds similar to wave motion.

Etymology

From Latin 'fluctus' (wave) plus '-sonous' (sounding), an alternate suffix to '-sonant'. Both forms are constructed identically to describe acoustic phenomena related to waves.

Kelly Says

Fluctisonous and fluctisonant are basically the same rare word in two different forms—it's like having two names for the same obscure thing. Scholars apparently couldn't decide which suffix sounded better.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
ARالعربية
موجيّ
mow-jee
BNবাংলা
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
CACatalà
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
CSČeština
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
DADansk
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
DEDeutsch
fluktisonös
flok-tee-sohn-ohs
ELΕλληνικά
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
ESEspañol
fluctisonoso
flok-tee-sohn-OH-soh
FAفارسی
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
FISuomi
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
FRFrançais
fluctisonneux
flok-tee-sohn-nyeh
GUGU
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
HAHA
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
HEעברית
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
HIहिन्दी
लहरदार
lahar-daar
HUMagyar
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
IDBahasa Indonesia
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
IGIG
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
ITItaliano
fluctisonoso
flok-tee-sohn-OH-soh
JA日本語
変動音
hen-do-on
KKKK
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
KMKM
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
KO한국어
변동음
byeon-dong-eum
MRMR
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
MSBahasa Melayu
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
MYမြန်မာ
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
NLNederlands
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
NONorsk
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
PAPA
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
PLPolski
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
PTPortuguês
fluctisonoso
flok-tee-sohn-OH-soh
RORomână
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
RUРусский
колебающийся
koleba-yuschiysya
SVSvenska
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
SWKiswahili
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
TAதமிழ்
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
TEతెలుగు
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
THไทย
เสียงสั่น
sīng sān
TLTL
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
TRTürkçe
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
UKУкраїнська
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
URاردو
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
VITiếng Việt
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
YOYO
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us
ZH中文
波动音
bo-dào yīn
ZUZU
fluctisonous
flok-tee-sohn-us

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