voyelle

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French voyeul m, inherited from Latin vōcālis. Doublet of vocal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vwa.jɛl/

• Audio (Paris):

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• Homophone: voyelles

Noun

voyelle f (plural voyelles)

1. vowel

   Antonym: consonne

Derived terms

• point-voyelle
• semi-voyelle
• voyelle thématique

Related terms

• vocalique
• vocaliser
• vocalisme
• voix

Further reading

• “voyelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• volleyé