voix

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French

Etymology

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

Noun

voix f (plural voix)

  1. voice
    Ta voix suivait ma voix. ― Your voice followed my voice.
    écouter la voix de la raison ― to listen to the voice of reason
    • 1882, Octave Mirbeau, Contes cruels : La Chanson de Carmen:
      Et sa voix alors prenait une intonation dolente et uniforme, enflant les mots, appuyant indéfiniment sur les syllabes. Cela m’agaçait beaucoup.
      And her voice then took on a mournful and uniform intonation, filling up the words, indefinitely pressing on the syllables. It irritated me greatly.
    1. (music) voice
    2. (grammar) voice
      Hyponyms: voix active, voix passive
  2. (politics) vote

Derived terms

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

voix

  1. Alternative form of voys

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French voiz, from Latin vox, vocem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before pause) /vo̯ɛs/, (before vowel) /vo̯ɛz/, (before consonant) /vo̯ɛ/

Noun

voix f (plural voix)

  1. voice

Descendants

  • French: voix
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