voys

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === vois, voice, voyce, voysce, voyse, voise, voyz, voix, voce, veys, vaise, voyes === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman voiz, voys, veys, from Latin vōx, from Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vui̯s/, /vɔi̯s/ (dialectal) IPA(key): /voːs/, /væi̯s/ === Noun === voys (plural voyses) A voice (sound made with the mouth): The voice of a particular person. A particular type of voice. The sound made by a certain kind of talking. The speech faculty; one's capability to make sound. The vocal organs. An utterance; the use of one's voice: A sentence (especially a maxim or byword) A prayer (entreaty to a deity). A particular sound or noise: A musical sound; a tune, note, or musical piece or a kind of one. The sound an animal makes or their capability to make it. Intent, preference (What a person or people want): A vote (cast by an individual). One's decision-making ability. A speech variety (language or dialect) (grammar) Grammatical voice; the relation a verb or noun has to the subject. (figurative) One's repute or fame. (figurative) A revelator or opiner; someone with a view or information. (rare) The concept which a word denotes. ==== Derived terms ==== voysen ==== Descendants ==== English: voice Scots: voice, vice, vyce Yola: vice ==== References ==== “voice, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 1 March 2019. == Middle French == === Verb === voys third-person singular present indicative of veoyr