semivocale
Italian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Late Latin sēmivōcālis, a calque of Ancient Greek ἡμίφωνος (hēmíphōnos). By surface analysis, semi- + vocale.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsemivocale f (plural semivocali)
- (phonetics) semivowel
- Synonym: semiconsonante
Further reading
edit- semivocale in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- semivocale in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- semivocàle in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- semivocale in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Categories:
- Italian terms borrowed from Late Latin
- Italian terms derived from Late Latin
- Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Italian terms prefixed with semi-
- Italian 5-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ale
- Rhymes:Italian/ale/5 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
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