sonar

See also: Sonar, SONAR, sónar, and soñar

English

Etymology

From SONAR, acronym from sound navigation and ranging.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

sonar (plural sonars)

  1. (nautical) echolocation
  2. (nautical) A device that uses hydrophones (in the same manner as radar) to locate objects underwater.

Synonyms

  • SONAR (acronym of sound navigation and ranging)

Derived terms

Translations

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Catalan

Etymology 1

From Old Occitan sonar, from Latin sonāre, present active infinitive of sonō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swen- (to sound, resound).

Verb

sonar (first-person singular present sono, past participle sonat)

  1. to sound, to make a sound
  2. to ring, to buzz

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English sonar.

Noun

sonar m (uncountable)

  1. sonar

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English sonar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsoː.nɑr/
  • Hyphenation: so‧nar
  • Rhymes: -oːnɑr

Noun

sonar m (plural sonars)

  1. sonar

Derived terms

  • grondsonar
  • sonarapparaat
  • sonarapparatuur
  • sonarhut
  • sonarsignaal
  • sonarsysteem
  • sonarvis

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English sonar.

Noun

sonar m (plural sonars)

  1. sonar

Icelandic

Noun

sonar

  1. indefinite genitive singular of sonur

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto soni (to sound), French sonner, Italian suonare, Spanish sonar, ultimately from Latin sonō (to make a noise).

Verb

sonar (present tense sonas, past tense sonis, future tense sonos, imperative sonez, conditional sonus)

  1. to ring

Conjugation


Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English sonar.

Noun

sonar m (plural sonares)

  1. (nautical) sonar (technique and device that uses sound propagation to detect underwater objects)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English sonar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sǒnaːr/
  • Hyphenation: so‧nar

Noun

sònār m (Cyrillic spelling со̀на̄р)

  1. sonar

Declension


Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soˈnaɾ/

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish sonar, from Latin sonāre, present active infinitive of sonō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swen- (to sound, resound).

Verb

sonar (first-person singular present sueno, first-person singular preterite soné, past participle sonado)

  1. to sound, to ring
  2. (figuratively) to ring a bell, to be familiar
    Me suena el nombre, pero no lo ubico.
    His name rings a bell but I can't place him.
  3. (transitive, reflexive, figuratively) to blow one's nose
    Despues de estornudar, me soné la nariz.
    After I sneezed, I blew my nose.
Conjugation
  • Rule: o becomes a ue in stressed syllables.
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from English sonar.

    Noun

    sonar m (plural sonares)

    1. sonar (a device that uses hydrophones to locate objects underwater)
    Alternative forms

    Further reading


    Swedish

    Verb

    sonar

    1. present tense of sona.

    Venetian

    Etymology

    From Latin sonāre, present active infinitive of sonō. Compare Italian suonare.

    Verb

    sonar

    1. (transitive) to play, sound

    Conjugation

    • Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
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