voix
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French voix, from Old French voiz, from Latin vōcem, accusative of vōx (“voice”), from Proto-Italic *wōks, from Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /vwa/
Audio (France, Paris) (file) - Homophones: voie, voient, voies, vois, voit (general), voua, vouas, vouât (one pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -a
Noun edit
voix f (plural voix)
- (general, music, linguistics) voice
- Ta voix suivait ma voix. ― Your voice followed my voice.
- (politics) vote
Synonyms edit
Hyponyms edit
- (grammar): voix active, voix passive
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “voix”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English edit
Noun edit
voix
- Alternative form of voys
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French voiz, from Latin vox, vocem.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
voix f (plural voix)
Descendants edit
- French: voix