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Intertonic in a sentence

Intertonic meaning

  1. A sound occurring between stressed syllables; as the /har/ in philharmonic
  2. A sound occurring between a stressed syllable and the beginning or end of a word; as the o in Deborah.

Using Intertonic

  • The main meaning on this page is: A sound occurring between stressed syllables; as the /har/ in philharmonic | A sound occurring between a stressed syllable and the beginning or end of a word; as the o in Deborah.
  • In the example corpus, intertonic often appears in combinations such as: intertonic vowels.

Context around Intertonic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

maintained 1×

Often after:

vowels 2×

Sentence patterns with Intertonic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

intertonic vowels were 1× italian maintained intertonic vowels while 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

generally those languages 1× intertonic vowels were 1×

Common sentence endings:

all except a 1× loss or modification 1×

Words around Intertonic

Just before it in the word index:

intertitles 12 intertie 2 intertidal 25 intertheoretic 3 intertextually 2 intertextuality 3

Just after it in the word index:

intertops 3 intertribal 14 intertropical 3 intertwine 42 intertwined 259 intertwines 16

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Intertonic

  • In this selection, "intertonic" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, maintained and vowels stand out and add context to how "intertonic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include intertonic vowels were and italian maintained intertonic vowels while. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "intertonic" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with intertonic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Intertonic vowels were the most subject to loss or modification. (10 words)

Generally, those languages south and east of the La Spezia–Rimini Line (Romanian and Central-Southern Italian) maintained intertonic vowels, while those to the north and west (Western Romance) dropped all except /a/. (33 words)

Longer example sentences

Generally, those languages south and east of the La Spezia–Rimini Line (Romanian and Central-Southern Italian) maintained intertonic vowels, while those to the north and west (Western Romance) dropped all except /a/. (33 words)

Intertonic vowels were the most subject to loss or modification. (10 words)

Example sentences (2)

Generally, those languages south and east of the La Spezia–Rimini Line (Romanian and Central-Southern Italian) maintained intertonic vowels, while those to the north and west (Western Romance) dropped all except /a/.

Intertonic vowels were the most subject to loss or modification.

Common combinations with intertonic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "intertonic" in a sentence?
An example: "Generally, those languages south and east of the La Spezia–Rimini Line (Romanian and Central-Southern Italian) maintained intertonic vowels, while those to the north and west (Western Romance) dropped all except /a/." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "intertonic" from authentic English texts.
What does "intertonic" mean?
Intertonic means: A sound occurring between stressed syllables; as the /har/ in philharmonic
How many example sentences with "intertonic" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "intertonic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.