vokālis
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A borrowing, via some other European language, ultimately from Latin vōcālis (“voiced”).
Noun
[edit]vokālis m (2nd declension)
- (phonetics, phonology) vowel
- ritma, lāpāmais vokālis ― rhythmic vowel (added for prosodic or metric reasons)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vokālis | vokāļi |
| genitive | vokāļa | vokāļu |
| dative | vokālim | vokāļiem |
| accusative | vokāli | vokāļus |
| instrumental | vokāli | vokāļiem |
| locative | vokālī | vokāļos |
| vocative | vokāli | vokāļi |
Synonyms
[edit]- patskanis
- (obsolete terms) balsskanis, skandinieks, skanis