vo·cal·ic

(vō-kăl′ĭk)

adj.

1. Containing, marked by, or consisting of vowels.

2. Of, relating to, or having the nature of a vowel.

vo·cal′i·cal·ly adv.

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vocalic

(vəʊˈkælɪk)

adj

(Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics of, relating to, or containing a vowel or vowels

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vo•cal•ic

(voʊˈkæl ɪk)

adj.

1. of or resembling a vowel.

2. consisting of or containing vowels.

[1805–15]

vo•cal′i•cal•ly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	vocalic - being or containing or characterized by vowels; "vocalic sounds"; "the Gaelic language being uncommonly vocalic"- Walter Scott consonantal - being or marked by or containing or functioning as a consonant; "consonantal sounds"; "a consonantal Hebrew text"; "consonantal alliteration"; "a consonantal cluster"
	2.	vocalic - relating to or associated with or containing a vowel; "vocalic segments"; "the vocalic ablaut"

vocalic

adjective

Characterized by, containing, or functioning as a vowel or vowels:

vocal, vowel.

Translations

vocalique

vocalic

[vəʊˈkælɪk] ADJ → vocálico

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vocalic

adj → vokalisch

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vocalic

[vəʊˈkælɪk] adj → vocalico/a

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That said, the general aim of the article is to take a new look at Old English zero derivation and alternations in terms of (i) an overview of zero derivation in Old English, (ii) a description of the vocalic alternations that relate zero derived nouns, adjectives and weak verbs to their bases of derivation and (iii) an account of the significance of alternations in the wider context of the evolution of the lexicon of English.

Nuevas perspectivas en la derivacion cero y las alternancias del ingles antiguo

McCarthy 1981: 399) in which the vocalic pattern of the transitive verb changes in one of two ways: If it is perfective like kataba 'wrote', it changes into kutiba 'written', i.e., a a [right arrow] u i, if it is imperfective like yaktibu 'write(s)', it changes intoyuktabu 'written', i.e., a i [right arrow] u a.

A Phasal Account of Arabic Passive Constructions

It should be included in the singing of a vocalic /r/ on long notes (see Table 2).

Dvorak's Biblical Songs, Op. 99: A Concise Guide To Performance

This book contains clinical resources for the evaluation and treatment of late-acquired sounds, for those working with individuals whose speech contains errors affecting the last eight English consonants acquired by first language learners, and among those most likely to be challenging to second language learners, as well as the vocalic [r].

The Late Eight, 3rd Edition (online access included)

This model can be partially extracted from the text; for example, long Estonian monophthongs are rather treated as long phonemes than as vocalic sequences (see pp.

Eva Liina Asu, Partel Lippus, Karl Pajusalu, Pire Teras, Eesti keele haaldus