vowel
derNounder Vokal
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Selbstlaut, auch Vokal genannt, ist ein Sprachlaut, bei dessen Artikulation der Atemstrom ungehindert ausströmen kann.
- English meaning
- vowel
- Synonym
- Vokal
- German example
- Die deutschen Selbstlaute sind a, e, i, o, u und die Umlaute ä, ö, ü.
- English example
- The German vowels are a, e, i, o, u and the umlauts ä, ö, ü.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Selbstlaut
- Plural Form
- die Selbstlaute
Related words
- Selbstlaut
vowel
- Vollvokal
vowel
- vokalisch
vowel
- Vokal
vowel
- umgelautet
vowel with umlaut
- Vokale
vowels
- Vokalwechsel
vowel change
- Vokalabstufung
vowel gradation
- Nasalvokal
nasal vowel
- Bindevokal
connecting vowel
- Kurzvokal
short vowel
- Stammvokal
stem vowel
- Zentralvokal
central vowel
- Vorderzungenvokal
front vowel
- Murmelvokal
murmur vowel
- Ogonek
Ogonek
- Omikron
Omicron
- Zirkumflex
A circumflex is a diacritical mark (ˆ) used in various languages to modify the pronunciation of a vowel or indicate an omission.
- Fließlaut
Glide
- Knacklaut
Glottal stop
- Vokalabstufung
Vowel gradation refers to the change of a vowel within a word stem to indicate grammatical functions.
- ungerundet
Unrounded
- Reduktionsvokal
Reduced vowel
- Zentralvokal
A central vowel is a vowel sound in which the tongue is positioned neither particularly in the front nor in the back of the mouth.
- Kurzvokal
A short vowel is a vowel that is pronounced briefly.
- Themavokal
Thematic vowel
- Bindevokal
A linking vowel is a vowel that is inserted between two word parts or morphemes to ease pronunciation.
- Stammvokal
Stem vowel
- Murmelvokal
Murmured vowel
- Ablaut
Ablaut, vowel gradation
- Macron
Macron
- Vokal
Vowel
- Schwebeablaut
Ablaut is a phonological phenomenon in which a vowel changes its quality in certain morphological contexts.
- Öffnungslaut
Open vowel
- Dehnungs-h
The silent 'h' is a letter 'h' in some German words that lengthens the preceding vowel.
- Glottisschlag
Glottal stop
- Vorderzungenvokal
A front vowel is a vowel in whose articulation the highest point of the tongue is located in the front area of the mouth.
- Langvokal
Long vowel; a vowel that is pronounced for a longer duration than a short vowel.
- Vollvokal
Full vowel
- Nasalvokal
Nasal vowel
- Vokalwechsel
A vowel change is an alteration of the vowel in a word stem that indicates grammatical information such as number or tense.
- Entrundung
Derounding in phonetics refers to the pronunciation of a rounded vowel as an unrounded vowel.
- Sprossvokal
Epenthetic vowel
- glottalisieren
To glottalize
- labialisieren
To labialize
- palatalisiert
Palatalized
- Ypsilon
Upsilon, Y
- intervokalisch
Intervocalic means that a consonant is located between two vowels.
- Lautreihe
Sound series, phonetic sequence
Example sentences with “vowel”
A, E, I, O, U are vowels. (A, E, I, O, U sind Vokale.)
Frequently asked questions
Is there another word for vowel in German?
Yes, you can also use 'der Selbstlaut'.