Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

second palatalization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: sec-ond -palatal-iza-tion
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

12

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 c /ts/, s /s/ or š /ʃ/, and (d)z /(d)z/.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

first palatalization third palatalization

Frequently Paired Words

first palatalization third palatalization

Questions

What does second palatalization mean?: A sound change occurring in Proto-Slavic, which caused palatalization of velar consonants under certain circumstances, resulting in the hushing sounds c /ts/, s /s/ or š /ʃ/, and (d)z /(d)z/.

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