Definition
In phonetics, a type of consonant sound that can be prolonged or held without interruption, such as 's', 'f', or 'l'.
Etymology
From Latin continuant-, present participle of continuare (to continue). In linguistic terminology, -ant is used to describe agents or things that perform an action or maintain a state.
Kelly Says
Your voice can sustain continuants forever—try holding out the 'ssss' sound in 'yes'—but try holding a 'p' and you'll see why it's a 'stop' consonant instead. This phonetic distinction is why some languages' sound systems seem easier than others.
Translations
ARالعربية
متواصل
mu-ta-wa-sil
BNবাংলা
সম্পৃক্ত
sam-p-rit-t
CACatalà
continuant
kon-ty-noo-ant
CSČeština
pokračující
pok-ra-ch-oo-y-chi
DADansk
fortsættende
fortsæ-t-tende
DEDeutsch
Fortsetzung
fort-zay-tung
ELΕλληνικά
συνεχίζοντας
see-neh-ee-zontas
ESEspañol
continuante
kon-ty-noo-an-te
FISuomi
jatkuva
jat-ku-va
FRFrançais
continuant
kon-ty-noo-an
HEעברית
המשיך
ha-mi-shech
HIहिन्दी
चलते रहने वाला
chal-te reh-ne wa-la
HUMagyar
folytató
fo-ly-ta-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
berlanjut
ber-lan-jut
ITItaliano
continuante
kon-tyu-an-te
MSBahasa Melayu
berterusan
ber-te-ru-san
NLNederlands
voortgaand
voort-gaan-d
NONorsk
fortsatt
fortsatt
PLPolski
kontynuujący
kon-ty-noo-y-y-y
PTPortuguês
continuante
kon-tyu-an-te
RORomână
continuând
kon-ty-noo-and
RUРусский
продолжающий
pro-do-ly-a-y-ush-chiy
SVSvenska
fortsättande
fortsätt-an-de
SWKiswahili
endelea
en-de-lea
TAதமிழ்
நிரந்தர
ni-ran-thar
THไทย
ดำเนินต่อไป
daam-neen-dtai-bpai
TRTürkçe
süregelen
soo-re-len
UKУкраїнська
продовжуючий
pro-do-zhuy-uchiy
VITiếng Việt
tiếp tục
tee-ep-tuhk
ZUZU
ezingelwa
e-zin-gel-wa