Vowel

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 German: Vokal m, Selbstlaut m Italian: vocale f

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

letter

Finnish: vokaali French: voyelle f German: Vokal m, Selbstlaut m Italian: vocale f

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

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
• Guaraní: pu'ae
• Hebrew: תְּנוּעָה f
• Indonesian: huruf hidup , huruf vokal
• Interlingua: vocal
• Slovak: samohláska f
• Spanish: vocal f
• Turkish: ünlü

See also

• consonant
• semivowel
• Wikipedia article on vowels