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Old Dutch
Noun
vogal m
- Alternative form of fogal
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin vōcālis. Doublet of vocal.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: vo‧gal
Adjective
vogal m or f (plural vogais, not comparable)
- vocalic
Noun
vogal f (plural vogais)
- vowel
- member; seat on a representative body without a specific role
Related terms
Slovene
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ǫgъlъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos (“joint?”), from *h₂eng- (“corner”).
Pronunciation
Noun
vogȃł m inan
- corner
Inflection
Further reading
- “vogal”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran