Dictionary

semivowel en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English vowel English semivowel From semi- + vowel.

Meanings

1. A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel.
2. A letter which represents a semivowel sound, such as w or y in English.

Forms

Relateds

vocoid · consonant

Synonyms

semiconsonant · glide

Translations (43)

de Halbvokal (sound in speech) · ast semiconsonante (sound in speech) · la semivocalis (sound in speech) · nn halvvokal (sound in speech) · sv halvvokal (sound in speech) · pt semivogal (sound in speech) · pl spółgłoska półotwarta (sound in speech) · ro semivocală (sound in speech) · tl malapatinig (sound in speech) · ru полугла́сный (sound in speech) · el ημίφωνο (sound in speech) · cmn 半母音 (sound in speech) · fy healfokaal (sound in speech) · it semivocale (sound in speech) · br damvogalenn (sound in speech) · nl halfvocaal (sound in speech) · cy llithrolyn (sound in speech) · br damgensonenn (sound in speech) · hy կիսաձայն (sound in speech) · ar أَشْبَاهُ العِلَلِ (sound in speech) · cmn 半元音 (sound in speech) · mk полусамо́гласка (sound in speech) · nl halfklinker (sound in speech) · he חצי־תנועה (sound in speech) · grc ἡμίφωνον (sound in speech) · eo duonvokalo (sound in speech) · cy lled-lafariad (sound in speech) · ast semivocal (sound in speech) · de Semivokal (sound in speech) · fr semi-consonne (sound in speech) · es semivocal (sound in speech) · fi puolivokaali (sound in speech) · vi bán nguyên âm (sound in speech) · cs polosamohláska (sound in speech) · tr yarı-ünlü (sound in speech) · ja 半母音 (sound in speech) · it semiconsonante (sound in speech) · da halvvokal (sound in speech) · ast nidia (sound in speech) · sq gjysmëzanore (sound in speech) · fr semi-voyelle (sound in speech) · hu félhangzó (sound in speech) · ko 반모음 (sound in speech)