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intervocalic

UK/ˌɪntəvəʊˈkælɪk//ˌɪntəɹvoʊˈkælɪk/

intervocalic adjective: existing or occurring between vowels.

Adjective

intervocalic (not comparable)

  1. Existing or occurring between vowels.
    • Coordinate term: interconsonantal
    • For the ending -au, we need to assume the loss of an original intervocalic consonant, as Lat. -au- regularly yields -a- in Sardinian.2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 341

intervocalic meaning in Tamil and Bengali

intervocalic in Tamil

உயிரிடை

intervocalic in Bengali

দুই স্বরের মাঝখানে অবস্থিত

Origin of intervocalic

From inter- + vocalic.

Words formed from intervocalic

Words that rhyme with intervocalic

Questions about intervocalic

What does intervocalic mean?
Intervocalic means existing or occurring between vowels.
What is intervocalic in Tamil?
Intervocalic in Tamil is உயிரிடை. See Intervocalic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is intervocalic?
Intervocalic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce intervocalic?
Intervocalic is pronounced /ˌɪntəvəʊˈkælɪk/ (UK).

Words near intervocalic in the dictionary

  1. intervisited
  2. intervisiting
  3. intervisits
  4. intervital
  5. intervocal
  6. intervocalic
  7. intervocalically
  8. intervocalization
  9. intervolume
  10. intervolution
  11. intervolutions

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Adapted from Wiktionary: intervocalic (page history and authors); intervocalic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); intervocalic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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