intervocalic

English

Etymology

From inter- +‎ vocalic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɪntəvəʊˈkælɪk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɪntəɹvoʊˈkælɪk/

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  Rhymes: -ælɪk

Adjective

intervocalic (not comparable)

1. (phonetics) Existing or occurring between vowels.
   • 2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 341:

     For the ending -au, we need to assume the loss of an original intervocalic consonant, as Lat. -au- regularly yields -a- in Sardinian.

Antonyms

• interconsonantal

Derived terms

• intervocalically

Related terms

• postvocalic
• prevocalic

Translations

between vowels

Armenian: միջձայնավորային (hy) (miǰjaynavorayin) Dutch: intervocaal Esperanto: intervokala Finnish: vokaalien välinen, vokaalienvälinen French: intervocalique (fr) German: intervokalisch (de) Greek: μεσοφωνηεντικός (el) (mesofonientikós) Italian: intervocalico Polish: interwokaliczny Portuguese: intervocálico (pt) m Romanian: intervocalic (ro) Russian: интервока́льный (ru) (intervokálʹnyj) Spanish: intervocálico Swedish: intervokalisk Welsh: rhynglafarog

See also

• excrescence

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French intervocalique.

Adjective

intervocalic m or n (feminine singular intervocalică, masculine plural intervocalici, feminine and neuter plural intervocalice)

1. intervocalic

Declension

Declension of intervocalic

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	intervocalic		intervocalică		intervocalici	intervocalice
	definite	intervocalicul		intervocalica		intervocalicii	intervocalicele
genitive- dative	indefinite	intervocalic		intervocalice		intervocalici	intervocalice
	definite	intervocalicului		intervocalicei		intervocalicilor	intervocalicelor