intervocalic

intervocalic

English

Etymology

inter- +‎ vocalic

Pronunciation

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

  Rhymes: -ælɪk

Adjective

intervocalic (not comparable)

1. (linguistics) Existing or occurring between vowels.

Antonyms

• interconsonantal

Derived terms

• intervocalically

Related terms

• postvocalic
• prevocalic

Translations

between vowels

Armenian: միջձայնավորային (hy) (miǰjaynavorayin) Esperanto: intervokala French: intervocalique (fr)

Portuguese: intervocálico (pt) m Russian: интервока́льный (ru) (intervokálʹnyj)

See also

• excrescence