Formant

See also: formant

German

Etymology

Coined by German speech scientist Ludimar Hermann, late 19th c.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɔʁˈmant]

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• Rhymes: -ant

Noun

Formant m (weak, genitive Formanten, plural Formanten)

1. formant

Declension

Declension of Formant [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Formant	die	Formanten
genitive	eines	des	Formanten	der	Formanten
dative	einem	dem	Formanten	den	Formanten
accusative	einen	den	Formanten	die	Formanten

Descendants

• → English: formant
• → French: formant

Further reading

• “Formant” in Duden online