pseudovowel

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noun

Synonym of semivowel.

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semivowel
OriginEnglish vowel ← Middle English vowel ← Old French voue →
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Meanings

nounpseudovowel (plural pseudovowels)

plural pseudovowels

  1. Synonym of semivowel.

    Due to the shape of the aspect infixes, ‹er› and ‹ol›, it is possible for the pseudovowels to occur immediately after their consonantal counterpart, as in *p‹ol›lltxe. When this happens in an unstressed syllable, the pseudovowel disappears, poltxe.

    2024 August 27, William S. Annis, “A Reference Grammar of Na’vi”, in Learn Na'vi, archived from the original on 02 Jun 2025, page 14

    Synonyms: semivowel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of semivowel.

Similar
semivowel

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Latinvōcālis
  6. Old Frenchvoyeul
  7. Old Frenchvoue
  8. Middle Englishvowel
  9. Englishvowel
  10. Englishpseudovowel

From pseudo- + vowel.

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APA

pseudovowel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudovowel

MLA

“pseudovowel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudovowel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudovowel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudovowel.

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