semivocal

== English == === Etymology === From semi- + vocal. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -əʊkəl Hyphenation: sem‧i‧vo‧cal === Adjective === semivocal (not comparable) (phonetics) Of or relating to a semivowel. Synonyms: semivocalic, semiconsonantal a semivocal sound === References === “semivocal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Further reading === “semivocal”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === vesamicol == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin sēmivōcālis. By surface analysis, semi- +‎ vocal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌsemiboˈkal/ [ˌse.mi.β̞oˈkal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: se‧mi‧vo‧cal === Adjective === semivocal m or f (masculine and feminine plural semivocales) (phonetics) semivocal === Noun === semivocal f (plural semivocales) (phonetics) semivowel === Further reading === “semivocal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025