English Explanatory Dictionary

palatal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Pertaining to the palate.
Of an upper tooth, on the side facing the palate.
Articulated at the hard palate.
Articulated at the palate: dorsal.

noun

A palatal consonant.

Pronunciation

/ˈpælətl̩/ /pəˈleɪtl̩/ păl′ə-tl LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-palatal.wav

Word forms

palatal more palatal most palatal palatals

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-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English palatal From palate + -al.

Related words

Derived words

alveolo-palatal alveolopalatal alveo-palatal alveopalatal antepalatal anteropalatal apicopalatal basipalatal buccopalatal ethmopalatal glossopalatal labial-palatal labio-palatal labiopalatal labio-palatalisation labiopalatalisation labiopalatalised labio-palatalised labio-palatalization labiopalatalization labio-palatalized labiopalatalized linguopalatal linguo-palatal maxillopalatal mediopalatal midpalatal nasopalatal nonpalatal oculopalatal palatal expander palatal hook palatalisation palatalise palatalised palatalism palatality palatalization palatalize palatalized palatally palato- palato-alveolar palatoalveolar post-palatal postpalatal pre-palatal prepalatal retropalatal salpingopalatal transpalatal unpalatalize uvulopalatal velopalatal

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