adjective Download 🔗Share Having undergone palatalisation. Examples : "The Russian word "письмо" (pis'mo, meaning "letter") has a palatalized consonant sound in the middle, making it sound slightly different from the unpalatalized version. " phonetics language linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced. Examples : "Most English speakers palatalize the letter t in the word "nature"." phonetics language linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (unaccusative, of a sound) To be pronounced with the tongue against the palate. Examples : "The "n" in "onion" palatalized when she practiced her pronunciation. " phonetics linguistics language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading