prevocalically

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?

Proto-Italic *prai

Proto-Italic *prai-

Latin prae-lbor.

Middle English pre-

English pre-

French vocal

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -ique

Middle French -ique

French -ique

French vocaliquebor.

English vocalic

English prevocalic

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālisbor.

Old French -albor.

▲

Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

▲

Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

Middle English -ally

English -ally

English prevocalically

From prevocalic + -ally.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɹi.vəʊˈkæ.lɪk.li/
• IPA^(key): /ˌpɹi.vəʊˈkæ.lɪ.kə.li/

Adverb

prevocalically (not comparable)

1. Immediately preceding a vowel or vowel sound.

Antonyms

• preconsonantally