vocalic

[ voh-kal-ik ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling a vowel.
2. consisting of, characterized by, or containing vowels.

vocalic

/ vəʊˈkælɪk /

adjective

1. phonetics of, relating to, or containing a vowel or vowels

Other Words From

• nonvo·calic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vocalic¹

First recorded in 1805–15; vocal + -ic

Example Sentences

A final w is vocalic, as in 'few.'

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Further, Cornish does not change th, đ to s, z as in Breton, e.g. beth, “grave,” Br. bez, W. bedd, and initial g disappears in the vocalic mutation as in Welsh.

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Nouns whose stems originally ended in a vowel belong to the vocalic or so-called strong declension.

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It is occasionally varied to al and el, to correspond to the last preceding vowel, but this “vocalic echo” is not common in Maya.

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Esperanto has wisely adopted full, vocalic, syllabic endings for words.

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Related Words

• articulate
• choral
• operatic
• verbal