lax vowel
English
noun
Definitions
- (phonetics) A vowel produced with relatively little constriction of the vocal tract.
Etymology
Compound from English lax + English vowel.
Origin
English
vowel
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lax English
- laxed English
- laxen English
- laxing English
- laxism English
- laxist English
- laxly English
- laxness English
- overlax English
- semivowel English
- tense vowel English
- vowel English
- vowelhood English
- vowelise English
- vowelish English
- vowelism English
- vowelize English
- vowelled English
- vowelless English
- vowelling English
- vowelly English
- lax Middle English
- vouel Old French