voois

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Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch vois, from Old French voiz, from Latin vōx.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /voːi̯s/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: voois
  • Rhymes: -oːi̯s

Noun[edit]

voois f (plural vooizen, diminutive vooisje n)

  1. (now Belgium, dialectal) melody, tune
    Synonyms: deun, melodie
    Te zingen op eene aangename voois, bij voorkeur deathmetal ofzo.
    To be sung to a pleasant melody, preferably death metal or the like.
  2. (now Belgium, dialectal) voice
    Synonym: stem

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