devoice en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˌdiːˈvɔɪs/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōcem Anglo-Norman voizbor. Middle English voys English voice English devoice From de- + voice.
Meanings
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(transitive) To pronounce a sound with little or no vibration of the vocal cords, especially a sound that is normally pronounced with such vibration (i.e. a voiced sound).
Lastly, as shown in the consonant table above, h- causes any following consonant to be devoiced[.]
2022, Daisy L. Neijman, Icelandic: An Essential Grammar, Routledge, →ISBN, page 15:
- (Internet, transitive) To remove the voice flag from a user on IRC, preventing them from sending messages to the channel.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| devoiced | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| devoiced | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| devoices | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| devoicing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
fr dévoiser (to pronounce a sound with little vibration of the vocal cords) · de verstimmlosen (to pronounce a sound with little vibration of the vocal cords) · it devocalizzare (to pronounce a sound with little vibration of the vocal cords) · it desonorizzare (to pronounce a sound with little vibration of the vocal cords) · fr assourdir (to pronounce a sound with little vibration of the vocal cords)