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intervocalic
[ in-ter-voh-kal-ik ]
adjective
- (usually of a consonant) immediately following a vowel and preceding a vowel, as the v in cover.
intervocalic
/ ˌɪ²Ô³ÙÉ™±¹É™ÊŠËˆ°ìæ±ôɪ°ì /
adjective
- pronounced or situated between vowels
Derived Forms
- ËŒ¾±²Ô³Ù±ð°ù±¹´Çˈ³¦²¹±ô¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ¾±²Ôt±ð°ù·±¹´Ç·³¦²¹±ôi·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of intervocalic1
Example Sentences
Intervocalic, in-tÄ—r-vÅ-kal′ik, adj. between vowels.
An intervocalic s or sh shows a tendency to become lisped and voiced to d.
Intervocalic g is sometimes retained but generally it has disappeared, whilst after r and l it is still written.
A similar difference in pronunciation existed between antevocalic and intervocalic v, s and final f, s, see § 33. c and k represented the same sound.
MHG. intervocalic tz always arose from older tt, as setzen = OE. settan, to set. ȥ was a kind of lisped s and only occurred medially between and finally after vowels, as bīȥen, to bite, ëȥȥen, to eat, haȥ, hatred.
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