English Explanatory Dictionary

intervocalic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Existing or occurring between vowels.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪntəvəʊˈkælɪk/ /ˌɪntəɹvoʊˈkælɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-intervocalic.wav

Word forms

intervocalic

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *ənter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin vōcālisbor. Old French vocal French vocal Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French vocaliquebor. English vocalic English intervocalic From inter- + vocalic.

Antonyms

interconsonantal

Related words

postvocalic prevocalic excrescence

Derived words

intervocalically
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