vowel en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English vowel, from Old French vouel, a variant of voyeul (whence French voyelle), from Latin vōcālis (“voiced”), itself a semantic loan of Koine Greek φωνῆεν (phōnêen). Doublet of vocal and vocalis.
Meanings
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A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.
Hawaiian has either five or twenty-five vowels, depending on how they are counted.
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A letter or diacritic representing the sound of a vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, y (sometimes), and w (rarely).
The word facetiously is spelled with all six vowels in alphabetical order.
The word cwm, borrowed from Welsh, is an example of the letter w serving as a vowel in English.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vowels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
reduced vowel · tense vowel · vowel reduction · vowel killer · vowelization · vowelise · vowelist · vowel lowering · vowelly · neutral vowel · vowelism · vowel sign · vowelize · rhotacized vowel · vowelless · lax vowel · vowellike · disemvowelment · happy vowel · unrounded vowel · rounded vowel · linking vowel · full vowel · semivowel · disemvowel · oral vowel · vowel mutation · intervowel · semi-vowel · vowel rhyme · vowelhood · short vowel · long vowel · nasal vowel · front vowel · overlong vowel · R-colored vowel · vowel harmony · envowel · vowel pointing · half-long vowel · vowel quantity · vowelish · nonvowel · inherent vowel · vowelling · long-vowel mark · back vowel · vowel point · natural vowel · R-coloured vowel · echo vowel · cardinal vowel · thematic vowel · weak vowel merger · prop vowel · intravowel · dark vowel · vowelisation · gliding vowel
Descendants
Hypernyms
Relateds
rounded · vocalic · open-mid · central · intervocalic · near-open · mid · unrounded · back · postvocalic · close · vocalization · liquid · front · Types of vowels: · close-mid · prevocalic · open · consonant · near-close · Other categories of sounds:
Translations (217)
ha wasali (sound) · bg гла́сна (letter) · te అచ్చు (sound) · an vocal (letter) · es vocal (sound) · fo sjálvljóð (sound) · fi vokaali (sound) · af vokaal (sound) · sq zanore (sound) · ko 홀소리 (sound) · th เสียงสระ (letter) · et täishäälik (sound) · ast vocal (sound) · lo ສະຫລະ (sound) · non hljóðstafr (sound) · kk дауысты (sound) · de Vokalbuchstabe (letter) · sh vòkāl (sound) · mi oro puare (letter) · zu unkamisa class 1a/2a (sound) · th สระ (letter) · de Vokal (letter) · ja 母音 (letter) · xal эгшг (sound) · gl letra vogal (letter) · pl samogłoska (letter) · bg гла́сна (sound) · ms vokal (sound) · id vokal (letter) · haw woela (sound) · cy llafariad (sound) · gd fuaimreag (sound) · el φωνήεν (letter) · sw vokali (sound) · pt vogal (letter) · ga guta (sound) · mk само́гласка (letter) · da vokal (sound) · nv zaʼáán (sound) · sl samoglasnik (sound) · grc φωνῆεν (letter) · uz unli (sound) · be гало́сны (sound) · mn эгшиг үсэг (letter) · th สระ (sound) · km ស្រៈ (sound) · af klinker (letter) · el φωνήεν (sound) · ms vokal (letter) · ca vocal (sound) · hu magánhangzó (letter) · gl vogal (letter) · ca vocal (letter) · es vocal (letter) · fo sjálvljóð (letter) · cs samohláska (sound) · id huruf hidup (sound) · mi oro puare (sound) · fi vokaali (letter) · es letra vocal (letter) · de Vokallaut (sound) · ar حَرْفُ مَدّ (letter) · wa voyale (letter) · oc vocala (letter) · ar صَائِت (sound) · sa स्वर (sound) · ka ხმოვანი (letter) · vi nguyên âm (sound) · sa स्वर (letter) · te అచ్చు (letter) · gu સ્વર (letter) · uz choʻzgʻi (letter) · grc φωνῆεν (sound) · sw vokali (letter) · vi mẫu âm (sound) · ht vwayèl (sound) · sh sȁmoglasnīk (sound) · vo vokat (letter) · it vocale (letter) · co vucale (letter) · pl samogłoska (sound) · uk голосна́ (letter) · kne patinig (letter) · ru гла́сный (sound) · hu magánhangzóbetű (letter) · ms huruf hidup (letter) · cmn 母音 (letter) · lt balsis (sound) · mg zanatsoratra (letter) · la vōcālis (sound) · an vocal (sound) · cmn 元音 (letter) · sh са̏могласнӣк (letter) · lv patskanis (letter) · izh vokala (letter) · oc vocala (sound) · bcl tiyaw (sound) · ast vocal (letter) · tr ünlü (sound) · af klinker (sound) · az sait (sound) · eu bokal (letter) · sv vokal (sound) · fr voyelle (sound) · mn эгшиг (sound) · izh glasnoi (letter) · uk голосни́й (sound) · tr ünlü (letter) · tl patinig (sound) · lv vokālis (sound) · mk само́гласка (sound) · bcl tiyaw (letter) · fit vukaali (sound) · sv självljud (sound) · sh самоглас (letter) · ia vocal (letter) · he תְּנוּעָה (sound) · hi स्वर (sound) · rm vocal (letter) · tl patinig (letter) · ba һуҙынҡы (letter) · ja 母音字 (letter) · is sérhljóð (sound) · ja 母音 (sound) · pam siwala (letter) · sv vokal (letter) · hy ձայնավոր (letter) · sco vouel (letter) · izh glasnoi (sound) · co vucale (sound) · vo vokat (sound) · ga guta (letter) · yo fáwẹ̀lì (sound) · da vokal (letter) · et vokaal (sound) · fa-ira واکِه (letter) · alt ӱндӱ (sound) · hu magánhangzó (sound) · km ស្វរៈ (sound) · eu bokal (sound) · ar حَرَكَة (letter) · lv patskanis (sound) · pa ਸਵਰ (sound) · sh samoglas (letter) · tr sesli (sound) · sw irabu (sound) · it vocale (sound) · sw irabu (letter) · ia vocal (sound) · ce мукъаме (letter) · de Selbstlaut (sound) · ba һуҙынҡы (sound) · cs samohláska (letter) · sh samoglas (sound) · dtp vokal (letter) · id vokal (sound) · sk samohláska (letter) · pam kakatni (sound) · wa voyale (sound) · id huruf hidup (letter) · lo ສະຫລະ (letter) · mns-nor турыӈ суй (sound) · gu સ્વર (sound) · vo vokatatonat (letter) · de Vokal (sound) · yi וואָקאַל (sound) · tk çekimli (sound) · be гало́сная (letter) · ms bunyi hidup (sound) · cmn 母音 (sound) · lv vokālis (letter) · gd fuaimreag (letter) · ru гла́сная (letter) · ky үндүү (sound) · sh во̀ка̄л (sound) · ro vocală (sound) · sv vokalljud (sound) · pt vogal (sound) · hi सुर (sound) · da selvlyd (sound) · grc φωνήεντα (sound) · sh са̏могласнӣк (sound) · bn স্বর (sound) · nl klinker (letter) · pam siuala (letter) · vep vokalʹ (letter) · tg садонок (sound) · cmn 元音 (sound) · sk samohláska (sound) · ur مُصَوِّت (sound) · eo vokalo (sound) · sh самоглас (sound) · hy ձայնավոր (sound) · ko 모음 (letter) · ka ხმოვანი (sound) · fa مصوت (sound) · fr voyelle (letter) · pdt Metlut (sound) · nb vokal (sound) · my သရ (sound) · gl vogal (sound) · ro vocală (letter) · ko 모음 (sound) · nl klinker (sound) · yo fáwẹ̀lì (letter) · is sérhljóði (letter) · sh sȁmoglasnīk (letter) · ug سوزۇق تاۋۇش (sound) · mn ᠡᠭᠡᠰᠢᠭ (sound) · izh vokala (sound) · af vokaal (letter) · ta உயிரெழுத்து (letter) · rm vocal (sound) · nl klinkerklank (sound) · vep vokalʹ (sound) · ce мукъаме (sound) · ar مُصَوِّت (sound)