Definition
In linguistics, describing a phonetic position or context that occurs before a vowel sound.
Etymology
From Latin 'ante' (before) + 'vocalis' (relating to voice/vowels, from 'vox' meaning voice). This linguistic term combines the spatial prefix with the vowel root.
Kelly Says
Linguists use 'antevocalic' to describe how certain consonants behave differently depending on whether a vowel follows—for example, the 'r' sound in English works differently in antevocalic positions, which is why some accents drop it before vowels.
Translations
ARالعربية
قبل الصوت
qabla al-ṣawt
BNবাংলা
পূর্ববর্ণ
poorb-or-n
CACatalà
antevocàlic
ahn-teh-voh-ka-lik
CSČeština
předhlásková
pred-hla-s-kova
DADansk
antevokalisk
ahn-teh-voh-kah-li-sk
DEDeutsch
antevokalisch
ahn-teh-voh-kah-li-sh
ELΕλληνικά
προπροφθονικό
pro-pro-fthon-i-ko
ESEspañol
antevocálico
ahn-teh-voh-kah-lee-koh
FAفارسی
پیش از صامت
peesh az sa-mat
FISuomi
edellinen vokaali
eh-del-li-nen vo-ka-a-li
FRFrançais
antévocalique
an-teh-voh-kah-leek
HAHA
a gabanin magana
a ga-ba-ni-n ma-ga-na
HEעברית
לפני מתגלגל
lifnei me-ta-gal-gal
HIहिन्दी
अंतःस्वर
an-tah-swa-r
HUMagyar
előhangzó
e-lo-ha-ng-zo
IDBahasa Indonesia
antevokal
ahn-teh-voh-kah-l
IGIG
ọdọ ọnụ
oh-doh oh-noo
ITItaliano
antevocale
ahn-teh-voh-kah-leh
KKKK
алдыңғы дыбыс
aldyng-gy dybys
KMKM
មុនសំដី
muon sam-dei
MRMR
आधी व्यंजन
a-dhi vyan-jan
MSBahasa Melayu
antevokal
ahn-teh-voh-kah-l
NLNederlands
antevocale
an-teh-voh-kah-leh
NONorsk
antevokalisk
ahn-teh-voh-kah-li-sk
PLPolski
przedgłosowy
pred-glos-o-vee
PTPortuguês
antevocálico
ahn-teh-voh-kah-lee-koh
RORomână
antevocalic
ahn-teh-voh-kah-li-k
RUРусский
предгласный
pred-gla-snyy
SVSvenska
antevokalisk
ahn-teh-voh-kah-li-sk
SWKiswahili
mbele ya sauti
m-be-le ya sau-ti
TAதமிழ்
முன்னுயிரி
mun-nu-yir-i
TEతెలుగు
అంతర్ వోక్య
an-tar-vo-kya
THไทย
ก่อนพยัญชนะ
gon phon-ya-cha-na
TLTL
naunang-boka
nah-nong-bo-ka
UKУкраїнська
передголосна
pered-go-los-na
URاردو
قبلِ آوازی
qab-li a-wa-zi
VITiếng Việt
tiền thanh
tien thanh
YOYO
ẹ̀bọ̀ ẹ̀sẹ̀
eh-boh eh-seh
ZUZU
aphambili kwesifundo
ah-pham-bee-lee kweh-si-fun-doh