depalatalize en · VERB
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- 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 English depalatalize From de- + palatalize.
Meanings
- (transitive) To modify (a sound) so that it is no longer palatal or phonetically palatalized.
- (intransitive, of a sound) To be modified so that it is no longer palatal or palatalized.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| depalatalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| depalatalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| depalatalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| depalatalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| depalatalise | Commonwealth, alternative | lexicographic |