voix
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French voix, from Old French voiz, from Latin vōcem, accusative of vōx (“voice”), from Proto-Italic *wōks, from Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs.
Pronunciation
Noun
voix f (plural voix)
- (general, music, linguistics) voice
- Ta voix suivait ma voix. ― Your voice followed my voice.
- (politics) vote
Hyponyms
- (grammar): voix active, voix passive
Derived terms
Further reading
- “voix”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French voiz, from Latin vox, vocem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (before pause) /vo̯ɛs/, (before vowel) /vo̯ɛz/, (before consonant) /vo̯ɛ/
Descendants
- French: voix
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