N ::
N () the
fourteenth letter of
English alphabet, is a vocal
consonent, and, in
allusion to its mode of
formation, is
called the
dentinasal or
linguanasal consonent. Its
commoner sound is that heard in ran, done; but when
immediately followed in the same word by the sound of g hard or k (as in
single, sink,
conquer), it
usually represents the same sound as the
digraph ng in sing,
bring, etc. This is a
simple but
related sound, and is
called the
gutturo-nasal consonent. See Guide to
Pronunciation,