1. of, relating to, or functioning as a consonant
Usage: linguistics
2. containing or composed mainly of consonants

Examples

• The word 'strength' has a consonantal cluster at the beginning.
• In linguistics, the consonantal features of a language determine its phonetic structure.
• Hebrew has both consonantal and vowel systems.
• The consonantal sounds in English include /p/, /t/, and /k/.
• Some languages are more consonantal than others in their phonetic makeup.
• The consonantal value of the letter 'y' depends on its position in the word.