pal´a|tal|ly

pal´a|tal|ly
pal|a|tal «PAL uh tuhl», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of or having to do with the palate.
2. Phonetics. (of speech sounds) made with the front or middle of the tongue near or touching the hard palate. The y in yet is a palatal sound. »

The palatal nasal, or “n” mouillé, occurs frequently in French (Simeon Potter).

–n.
Phonetics. a palatal sound.
[< French palatal < Latin palātum palate]
pal´a|tal|ly, adverb.

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  • pal|a|tal — «PAL uh tuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or having to do with the palate. 2. Phonetics. (of speech sounds) made with the front or middle of the tongue near or touching the hard palate. The y in yet is a palatal sound. »The palatal nasal, or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pal|a|tal|i|za|tion — «PAL uh tuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of palatalizing: »The introduction of a “y” sound before a vowel is called palatalization, because in pronouncing “y” the tongue is humped up toward the palate (Scientific American). 2. the state of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pal|a|tal|ize — «PAL uh tuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. Phonetics. to make palatal; change into a palatal sound …   Useful english dictionary

  • pal·a·tal — /ˈpælətl̩/ adj linguistics of a speech sound : made by placing the tongue so that it is near or touching the top surface (called the palate) of your mouth The first sound in the English word “jar” is a palatal sound. palatal noun, pl tals [count] …   Useful english dictionary

  • al|ve|o|pal|a|tal — «al VEE uh PAL uh tuhl», adjective. Phonetics. intermediate between alveolar and palatal …   Useful english dictionary

  • de|pal|a|tal|i|za|tion — «dee PAL uh tuh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. the removal or lessening of palatal quality: »He had enormous difficulty with depalatalization, never managing to remove the extra Russian moisture from t s and d s before the vowels he so quaintly softened… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pal — al·lo·pal·la·di·um; al·ve·o·pal·a·tal; an·te·pal·a·tal; as·pal·a·thus; chlo·ro·pal·la·date; co·pal; co·pal·che; co·pal·co·co·te; co·pal·if·er·ous; co·pal·ite; epis·co·pal·ism; Ev·i·pal; glos·so·pal·a·ti·nus; he·mit·ro·pal; het·er·ot·ro·pal;… …   English syllables

  • tal — ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·e·tal; ac·e·tal·ize; ac·mon·i·tal; ac·quit·tal; acrop·e·tal; ac·ti·no·my·ce·tal; ad·i·po·so·gen·i·tal; ad·rec·tal; adre·no·gen·i·tal; aer·odon·tal·gia; agres·tal;… …   English syllables

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