Phrase guide

front vowel

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth. Examples: "a" in “man” and "e" in “gel”

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: առաջնային շարքի ձայնավոր (aṙaǰnayin šarkʻi jaynavor) — any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
  • Breton: vogalenn a-raok — any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
  • Danish: fortungevokal — any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
  • Dutch: voorklinker — any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
  • Finnish: etuvokaali — any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
  • French: voyelle antérieure — any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
  • German: Vorderzungenvokal — any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
  • German: vorderer Vokal — any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
  • Greek: μπροστινό φωνήεν (brostinó foníen) — any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
  • Italian: vocale anteriore — any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
  • Japanese: 前舌母音 (maejitaboin) — any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
  • Polish: samogłoska przednia — any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
  • Portuguese: vogal anterior — any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
  • Russian: гла́сный пере́днего ря́да (glásnyj perédnevo rjáda) — any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
  • Spanish: vocal anterior — any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
  • Tamil: முன்னுயிர் (muṉṉuyir) — any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
  • Turkish: ince ünlü — any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth
  • Turkish: ince sesli — any vowel sound produced in the front of the mouth