How do you pronounce palatal?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpælətl̩/.

palatal

/ˈpælətl̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: pal-a-tal
IPA: /ˈpælətl̩/

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Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the palate.

adj

Of an upper tooth, on the side facing the palate.

adj

Articulated at the hard palate.

adj

Articulated at the palate: dorsal.

noun

A palatal consonant.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English palatal From palate + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpælətl̩/
British English: /ˈpælətl̩/

Inflected Forms

more palatal (comparative) most palatal (superlative) palatals (plural)

Derived Forms

alveolopalatal alveopalatal antepalatal anteropalatal apicopalatal basipalatal buccopalatal ethmopalatal glossopalatal labiopalatal labiopalatalisation labiopalatalised

Phrases

alveolo-palatal alveo-palatal labial-palatal labio-palatal labio-palatalisation labio-palatalised labio-palatalization labio-palatalized

Frequently Paired Words

hard palate soft palate palate palatic palatine

Synonyms

palatalized palatalised palatine

Rhymes With

fatal natal gretel ratel sheitel