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prevocalic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˌpɹiː.vəʉˈkæl.ɪk/ (Australia)
• /ˌpɹiː.vəʊˈkæl.ɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌpɹi.voʊˈkæl.ɪk/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˌpɹiː.vɐʉˈkɛl.ək/ (New-Zealand)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- French vocal Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French vocaliquebor. English vocalic English prevocalic From pre- + vocalic.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Immediately preceding a vowel or vowel sound
   • Examples that may be used to teach those with articulatory and phonological impairments the prevocalic /r/ sound are: run, race, rain, tree, and spray.

Forms

Antonyms

anteconsonantal · postvocalic · preconsonantal · non-prevocalic

Deriveds

prevocalically · non-prevocalic

Relateds

postvocalic · intervocalic

Synonyms

antevocalic

Translations (7)

pl prewokaliczny (preceding a vowel) · fr prévocalique (preceding a vowel) · cy rhaglafarog (preceding a vowel) · es prevocálico (preceding a vowel) · fi vokaalia edeltävä (preceding a vowel) · de prävokalisch (preceding a vowel) · ro prevocalic (preceding a vowel)