prevocalic

English

Alternative forms

• praevocalic (rare)

Etymology

From pre- +‎ vocalic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɹiː.vəʊˈkæl.ɪk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pɹi.voʊˈkæl.ɪk/

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Adjective

prevocalic (not comparable)

1. (phonetics) Immediately preceding a vowel or vowel sound

   Synonym: antevocalic

   The word "an" is the prevocalic form of the word "a".

Antonyms

• non-prevocalic
• preconsonantal, anteconsonantal
• postvocalic

Derived terms

• non-prevocalic
• prevocalically

Related terms

• intervocalic
• postvocalic

Translations

preceding a vowel

• Finnish: vokaalia edeltävä
• French: prévocalique (fr)
• German: prävokalisch
• Romanian: prevocalic
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: prevocálico
• Welsh: rhaglafarog