voce

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Hawaiian and Maori hoe).

Noun

voce

1. oar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvo.tse/

Noun

voce (plural voces)

1. voice

Etymology

From Latin vōcem, accusative form of vōx, from Proto-Italic *wōks, from Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs (“voice”, “speech”). Cognates include French voix, Romanian voce and Spanish voz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvo.t͡ʃe/, [ˈvoːt͡ʃe]

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• Stress: vóce
• Hyphenation: vo‧ce

Noun

voce f (plural voci)

1. voice
2. word, term

Anagrams

• cove

Noun

vōce

1. ablative singular of vōx

References

• voce in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vōx, vōcem, from Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs. Compare French voix, Italian voce, Spanish voz. Replaced the older inherited form boace (a doublet).

Noun

voce f (plural voci)

1. voice