consonantalize en · VERB
Etymology
From consonantal + -ize.
Meanings
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To become, or cause to become, (more) consonantal.
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/ [...]
2006, Casper Jan Hendrik Krüger, R.S. Pretorius, Introduction to the morphology of Setswana, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| consonantalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| consonantalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| consonantalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| consonantalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
de konsonantieren (Translations) · pl skonsonantyzować (Translations) · fi tulla konsonantiksi (Translations) · pl konsonantyzować (Translations) · fi muuttua konsonantiksi (Translations) · ro consonantiza (Translations)