unvocal

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adjective

Not vocal.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

adjectiveunvocal (comparative more unvocal, superlative most unvocal)

comparative more unvocal · superlative most unvocal

  1. Not vocal.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*wekʷ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wṓkʷs
  10. Proto-Italic*wōks
  11. Latinvōx
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Latinvōcālis
  15. Middle Englishvocal
  16. Englishvocal
  17. Englishunvocal

From un- + vocal.

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Translations

Esperanto senvoĉa
  • senvoĉanot vocal
Cite this entry
APA

unvocal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unvocal

MLA

“unvocal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unvocal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unvocal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unvocal.

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