Praevocalic

Full definition of praevocalic

Adjective

• 1905: Etsko Kruisinga, A Grammar of the Dialect of West Somerset, pages 94⁽¹⁾ and 95⁽²⁾⁽¹⁾ Transposition of praevocalic r is very common, see § 66.⁽²⁾ Postvocalic r has become praevocalic in urn, birthday.
• 1909: William Rennie, The Acharnians of Aristophanes, pages 220⁽¹⁾ and 224⁽²⁾⁽¹⁾ The close pronunciation of praevocalic ε in Boeotian would give ἄνθῐα, just as the Attic θεός becomes Boeotian and Laconian θῐός.⁽²⁾ Praevocalic ε is represented by Boeotian ῐ.
• 1952: Mildred Katharine Pope, From Latin to Modern French, page 570 (rev. ed.)v, 95, 98, 105; sources in O.F. I: Latin ká¹· qu, interv. 328–330; G.R. 𝛃, cf. β; L.L. á¹·, initial after d and n, 374; O.F. glide w, 239, 267; in Mid. Fr. f, final praevocalic, 611.