intervocalic
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˌɪntəvəʊˈkælɪk/ / /ˌɪntəɹvoʊˈkælɪk/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- 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.
- 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.”