vocalism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin vōcālisbor. Middle English vocal English vocal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English vocalism From vocal + -ism.
Meanings
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Speaking or singing.
The exciting vocalism of Leontyne Price
1984 December 29, Charles Henry Fuller, “Music For The Holidays”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 25:
- The vowel sounds used in a language.
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The vowels, sequence of vowels, or the quality peculiar to the vowels of a given word or group of words.
All forms contain a base *θirr- or *θurr-. Types 1 and 2 [which contain *θirr] may have been influenced by θirri̯are 'to screech', suggesting that the forms with *θurr- preserve the original vocalism.
2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 256:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vocalisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
consonantism (vowel sounds used in a language)
Translations (11)
fr vocalisme (The vowel sounds used in a language) · ro vocalism (The vowel sounds used in a language) · pt vocalismo (The vowel sounds used in a language) · it vocalismo (The vowel sounds used in a language) · de Vokalismus (The vowel sounds used in a language) · hy ձայնավորում (The vowel sounds used in a language) · pl wokalizm (The vowel sounds used in a language) · fi vokaalisto (The vowel sounds used in a language) · ky обончулук (The vowel sounds used in a language) · es vocalismo (The vowel sounds used in a language) · ru вокали́зм (The vowel sounds used in a language)