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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

semivocalic en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- French vocal Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French vocaliquebor. English vocalic English semivocalic From semi- + vocalic.

Meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to a semivowel.

Forms

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most semivocalic Degree=Sup lexicographic
more semivocalic Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

semiconsonantal · semivocal