Vowel

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Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.2.1 Translations to be checked 1.3 See also

English

Etymology

From Latin vocalis, voiced.

Noun

vowel (plural vowels)

1. In phonetics, a sound produced by the vocal chords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.
2. A letter representing the sound of vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o and u, and, in come cases, y.

Related terms

• semivowel

Translations

sound

Finnish: vokaali French: voyelle f Italian: vocale f

Japanese: 母音 (ぼいん, boin) Swedish: vokal c

letter

Finnish: vokaali French: voyelle f Italian: vocale f

Japanese: 母音 (ぼいん, boin), 母音字 (ぼいんじ, boinji) Swedish: vokal c

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above.

• Chinese: 元音 (yuanyin)
• Dutch: klinker m
• German: Vokal m
• Guaraní: pu'ae
• Hebrew: תְּנוּעָה f
• Indonesian: huruf hidup, huruf vokal
• Interlingua: vocal
• Portuguese: vogal f
• Slovak: samohláska f
• Spanish: vocal f
• Turkish: ünlü

See also

• consonant
• semivowel
• Wikipedia article on vowels