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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin sēmivōcālis, a calque of Ancient Greek ἡμίφωνος (hēmíphōnos). By surface analysis, semi- + vocale.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se.mi.voˈka.le/
- Rhymes: -ale
- Hyphenation: se‧mi‧vo‧cà‧le
Noun
semivocale f (plural semivocali)
- (phonetics) semivowel
- Synonym: semiconsonante
Further reading
- 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