vocalic

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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

So many unrelated functions were ultimately served by the vocalic change that we cannot believe that it was motivated by any one of them.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward

All these factors were equally true of the German vocalic shift.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward

In Hebrew, as we have seen, vocalic change is of even greater significance than in English.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward

The old ‘Minor Declensions’ had begun to pass over into the vocalic, especially into the i- and a-, declensions in the oldest OHG.

From A Middle High German Primer Third Edition by Wright, Joseph