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intervocalic

adj
/ˌɪntəvəʊˈkælɪk/UK/ˌɪntəɹvoʊˈkælɪk/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *ənter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin vōcālisbor. Old French vocal 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.

  1. derived from vocalic English intervocalic From inter- + vocalic
  2. derived from -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French vocaliquebor
  3. derived from vocal French vocal Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor
  4. derived from *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin vōcālisbor✻
  5. derived from *wṓkʷs Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der✻
  6. derived from inter- Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der
  7. derived from *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *ənter Latin inter Latin inter-bor✻

Definitions

  1. 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for intervocalic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA