delabialize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /diːˈleɪbɪəlaɪz/ (UK)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English labialize English delabialize From de- + labialize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make into a non-labial sound.
the resulting labial vowels were soon delabialized into e and ē.
1884, Henry Sweet, First Middle English Primer, page 5:
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(intransitive) To become a non-labial sound.
/gw/ may delabialize to /g/.
1981, Charles Stephen Bird, The Dialects of Mandekan, page 170:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| delabialise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| delabializing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| delabializes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| delabialized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| delabialized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |