Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palative

/ˈpælətɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pala-tive
IPA: /ˈpælətɪv/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pleasing to the taste; palatable.

Obsolete

adj

Example Sentences

"palative delights"

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 *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English palative From palate + -ive.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more palative (comparative) most palative (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce palative?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpælətɪv/.
What does palative mean?: Pleasing to the taste; palatable.
Where does palative come from?: 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 *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English palative From palate + -ive.

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