adjective
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- nonvocalic adjective
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Origin of vocalic
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Irish the initial mutations are only regularly denoted in the case of the vocalic mutation of c, p, t, s, f, and the nasal mutation of b, d, g.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
Esperanto has wisely adopted full, vocalic, syllabic endings for words.
From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John
In certain cases the north prefers the vocalic mutation where the west and south have the nasal, thus notably in the dative singular after preposition and article, e.g.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
Only later in the history of the language was the vocalic alternation made significant for number.
From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward
The vocalic mutation of c, p, t, s, f was denoted by writing ch, ph, th, sh, fh, the first three symbols of which were derived from the Latin alphabet.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
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