LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
nounfirst declension

littera vōcālis

littera vōcālis f (genitive litterae vōcālis)
Classical[ˈlɪt.tɛ.ra woːˈkaː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈlit.te.ra voˈkaː.lis]

Meaning

  1. vowel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelittera vōcālislitterae vōcālēs
līterae vōcālēs
genitivelitterae vōcālis
līterae vōcālis
litterārum vōcālium
līterārum vōcālium
dativelitterae vōcālī
līterae vōcālī
litterīs vōcālibus
līterīs vōcālibus
accusativelitteram vōcālem
līteram vōcālem
litterās vōcālīs
litterās vōcālēs, līterās vōcālēs, līterās vōcālīs
ablativelitterā vōcālī
līterā vōcālī
litterīs vōcālibus
līterīs vōcālibus
vocativelittera vōcālislitterae vōcālēs
līterae vōcālēs

Origins

Calque of Ancient Greek φωνῆεν γράμμα (phōnêen grámma, “sounding letter”).

Quick answers

What does littera vōcālis mean in Latin?
littera vōcālis, a noun, means “vowel”.
What is the genitive of littera vōcālis?
The genitive singular is litterae vōcālis. littera vōcālis is first declension.
How do you pronounce littera vōcālis?
In classical Latin, [ˈlɪt.tɛ.ra woːˈkaː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlit.te.ra voˈkaː.lis].