Vokal

See also: vokal, vokál, and vokal'

German

Alternative forms

  • Vocal, Vocalis (obsolete)

Etymology

15th century, from Latin (littera) vōcālis (vowel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [voˈkaːl]
  • Rhymes: -aːl
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Vo‧kal

Noun

Vokal m (strong, genitive Vokales or Vokals, plural Vokale)

  1. (linguistics) vowel
    Synonym: Selbstlaut
    Antonyms: Konsonant, Mitlaut
    1. (phonetics) vowel sound
      Synonym: Vokallaut
    2. (orthography) vowel letter (letter representing such a sound)
      Synonym: Vokalbuchstabe

Declension

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • Vokalisation
  • vokalisieren
  • Vokalist
  • Vokalmusik

See also

Further reading

  • Vokal” in Duden online
  • Vokal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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