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intervocalically

intervocalically adverb: between vowels.

Adverb

intervocalically (not comparable)

  1. between vowels
    • It should moreover be noted that there are no clear cases in which an original voiceless stop is first voiced intervocalically and then acquires a preceding nasal, as would have to be assumed to explain Srd. tsing- < *tseng- from It. ceca.2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 215

Antonyms of intervocalically

Origin of intervocalically

From intervocalic + -ally.

Questions about intervocalically

What does intervocalically mean?
Intervocalically means between vowels.
What part of speech is intervocalically?
Intervocalically is an adverb.

Words near intervocalically in the dictionary

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

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