Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

labiovelarize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: labiove-lar-ize
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become, or cause to become, labiovelar.

Example Sentences

"[...] recently attempted to explain the origin of the Ukrainian form buty, etc., in another way, i.e., through the labiovelarizing influence of the l closing the syllable (resulting from the non- palatalized l)."
"It is usually defined as a process whereby front vowels consonantalize (palatalize) to the semivowel /j/ when followed by certain other vowels [...] or whereby back vowels consonantalize (labiovelarize) to the semivowel /w/ [...]"

Etymology

From labiovelar + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: labiovelar
Suffix: -ize

Inflected Forms

labiovelarizes (present, singular) labiovelarizing (participle, present) labiovelarized (participle, past) labiovelarized (past)

Questions

What does labiovelarize mean?: To become, or cause to become, labiovelar.
Where does labiovelarize come from?: From labiovelar + -ize.

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