intervocalic

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UK/ˌɪntəvəʊˈkælɪk/US/ˌɪntəɹvoʊˈkælɪk/

adjective

Existing or occurring between vowels.

“Coordinate term: interconsonantal”

OriginEnglish vocalic ← French vocalique ← Latin inter- →
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Meanings

adjectiveintervocalic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesExisting or occurring between vowels.

    Coordinate term: interconsonantal

    1 more example

    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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
intervowel

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Frenchvocalique
  8. Englishvocalic
  9. Englishintervocalic

From inter- + vocalic.

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Translations

Catalan intervocàlic
  • intervocàlicbetween vowels
Dutch intervocaal
  • intervocaalbetween vowels
Esperanto intervokala
  • intervokalabetween vowels
Finnish vokaalien välinen, vokaalienvälinen
  • vokaalien välinenbetween vowels
  • vokaalienvälinenbetween vowels
French intervocalique
  • intervocaliquebetween vowels
German intervokalisch
  • intervokalischbetween vowels
Greek μεσοφωνηεντικός
  • μεσοφωνηεντικός (mesofonientikós)between vowels
Italian intervocalico
  • intervocalicobetween vowels
Polish interwokaliczny
  • interwokalicznybetween vowels
Portuguese intervocálico
  • intervocálicobetween vowels
Romanian intervocalic
  • intervocalicbetween vowels
Russian интервока́льный
  • интервока́льный (intervokálʹnyj)between vowels
Spanish intervocálico
  • intervocálicobetween vowels
Swedish intervokalisk
  • intervokaliskbetween vowels
Welsh rhynglafarog
  • rhynglafarogbetween vowels

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with intervocalic

metallicGaelicgallicphallicmalicphthalicecholalicHannibalicholoprosencephalicithyphallicnonphallicthallicunmetallic
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Cite this entry
APA

intervocalic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intervocalic

MLA

“intervocalic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intervocalic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intervocalic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intervocalic.

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