postvocalic

[ pohst-voh-kal-ik ]

adjective

, Phonetics.

1. immediately following a vowel.

postvocalic

/ ˌpəʊstvəˈkælɪk /

adjective

1. phonetics following a vowel

Other Words From

• postvo·cali·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of postvocalic¹

First recorded in 1890–95; post- + vocalic

Example Sentences

If you're from Boston, you will laugh your loud, gawping laugh, and let loose a stream of sporting invective in which you scream about titles and fail to pronounce your postvocalic "r"s.

From Golf Digest

Postvocalic -tr, -tl become -dr, -dl as in Welsh, but in Middle Breton they pass into -zr, -zl, which in the modern language appear as -er, -el; e.g.

From Project Gutenberg