Vokal

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See also: vokal, vokál, and vokal'

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

15th century, from Latin (littera) vōcālis (“vowel”).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aːl
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  • Hyphenation: Vo‧kal

Noun

Vokal m (strong, genitive Vokales or Vokals, plural Vokale)

  1. (linguistics) vowel
    Synonym: Selbstlaut
    Antonyms: Konsonant, Mitlaut
    1. (phonetics) vowel sound
      Synonym: Vokallaut
    2. (orthography) vowel letter (letter representing such a sound)
      Synonym: Vokalbuchstabe

Declension

Declension of Vokal
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Vokal die Vokale
genitive eines des Vokales, Vokals der Vokale
dative einem dem Vokal, Vokale1 den Vokalen
accusative einen den Vokal die Vokale

1Now rare, see notes.

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Further reading

  • “Vokal” in Duden online
  • “Vokal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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