intervocalic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˌɪntəɹvoʊˈkælɪk/ (US)
- /ˌɪntəvəʊˈkælɪk/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- 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.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Existing or occurring between vowels.
For the ending -au, we need to assume the loss of an original intervocalic consonant, as Lat. -au- regularly yields -a- in Sardinian.
2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 341:Coordinate term: interconsonantal
Deriveds
Relateds
prevocalic · postvocalic · excrescence
Translations (19)
ro intervocalic (between vowels) · hy միջձայնավորային (between vowels) · pt intervocálico (between vowels) · eo intervokala (between vowels) · ru интервока́льный (between vowels) · pl interwokaliczny (between vowels) · es intervocálico (between vowels) · fi vokaalienvälinen (between vowels) · el μεσοφωνηεντικός (between vowels) · de intervokalisch (between vowels) · sv intervokalisk (between vowels) · cy rhynglafarog (between vowels) · fr intervocalique (between vowels) · sq ndërzanor (between vowels) · az saitlərarası (between vowels) · ca intervocàlic (between vowels) · nl intervocaal (between vowels) · it intervocalico (between vowels) · fi vokaalien välinen (between vowels)