Dictionary

palatalization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌpælətəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌpælətəlɪˈzeɪʃən/ (General-American)
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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 *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 Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization ▲ English palatal ▲ English -ize English palatalize ▲ English -ation English palatalization From palatal + -ization or palatalize + -ation. First attested in 1863 in this spelling, 1862 in the spelling palatalisation.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth that normally is not.
   • The word "nature" is commonly pronounced with a palatalization of the letter t to sound like ch.
2. (countable) An instance of pronunciation in which a sound is palatalized.

Forms

Deriveds

nonpalatalization · depalatalization · palatalizational · second palatalization · first palatalization

Translations (72)

vi vòm hoá (instance) · pl zmiękczenie (instance) · bg палатализа́ция (state) · ga caoile (state) · sv palatalisering (state) · ru смягче́ние (state) · fr palatalisation (instance) · no palatalisering (state) · cmn 顎音化 /颚音化 (instance) · ru смягче́ние (instance) · ca palatalització (state) · cmn 顎化 /颚化 (state) · cy taflodoliad (instance) · el ουράνωση (state) · cmn 腭化 (state) · pl palatalizacja (state) · cmn 腭音化 (state) · hu palatalizálás (instance) · eu bustidura (state) · ks تالرَن (state) · sh palatalizacija (state) · fi palatalisointi (instance) · ko 구개음화 (instance) · es palatalización (state) · pt palatalização (instance) · gl palatalización (instance) · hy փափկացում (state) · gd palatachadh (instance) · ks تالرَن (instance) · sk palatalizácia (state) · et peenendus (state) · hy փափկացում (instance) · hy քմայնացում (state) · cy taflodoli (state) · pt palatização (instance) · el ουρανικοποίηση (state) · ga caolú (instance) · ru палатализа́ция (instance) · hu palatalizáció (state) · ja 口蓋音化 (state) · gd palatachadh (state) · mn ᠲᠠᠩᠨᠠᠶᠢᠰᠢᠯ (state) · ka პალატალიზაცია (instance) · pt palatização (state) · ko 구개음화 (state) · et palatalisatsioon (state) · pl zmiękczenie (state) · da palatalisering (state) · es palatalización (instance) · et peenendus (instance) · hy քմայնացում (instance) · fi palatalisaatio (state) · ca palatalització (instance) · it palatalizzazione (instance) · et palatalisatsioon (instance) · fi liudennus (instance) · cmn 顎音化 /颚音化 (state) · gl palatalización (state) · de Palatalisierung (instance) · ja 口蓋音化 (instance) · it palatalizzazione (state) · fi liudentuminen (state) · vi vòm hoá (state) · pt palatalização (state) · fr palatalisation (state) · ru палатализа́ция (state) · bg палатализа́ция (instance) · mn тагнайших (state) · mn ᠲᠠᠩᠨᠠᠶᠢᠰᠢᠬᠤ (state) · cs palatalizace (state) · pl palatalizacja (instance) · mn тагнайшил (state)