Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

first palatalization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: first -palatal-iza-tion
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sound change occurring in Proto-Slavic, which caused palatalization of velar consonants under certain circumstances, resulting in the hushing sounds č /tʃ/, š /ʃ/ and ž /ʒ/.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

second palatalization third palatalization

Frequently Paired Words

second palatalization third palatalization

Questions

What does first palatalization mean?: A sound change occurring in Proto-Slavic, which caused palatalization of velar consonants under certain circumstances, resulting in the hushing sounds č /tʃ/, š /ʃ/ and ž /ʒ/.

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