palatalize

/ˈpælətəlaɪz/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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Meaning

verb

To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.

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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 Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English palatalize From palatal + -ize.

palatalizes (present, singular) palatalizing (participle, present) palatalized (participle, past) palatalized (past) palatalise (alternative)

depalatalize palatalizable palatalization palatalized

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How do you pronounce palatalize?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpælətəlaɪz/.

What does palatalize mean?

To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced.

Where does palatalize come from?

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