English Explanatory Dictionary

vocalic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to a vowel.

Pronunciation

/vəʊˈkælɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vocalic.wav /voʊˈkælɪk/

Word forms

vocalic

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 Borrowed from French vocalique, from vocal + -ique.

Related words

semivowel vocal vowel

Derived words

intervocalic nonvocalic prevocalic semivocalic vocalic R
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