palatalize

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To pronounce a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth when that sound normally would not be so pronounced. transitive
    — Most English speakers palatalize the letter t in the word "nature".
  2. To be pronounced with the tongue against the palate. intransitive

词形变化

palatalizes present,singular,third-person palatalizing participle,present palatalized participle,past palatalized past palatalise alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
depalatalize palatalizable palatalization palatalized

词源

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.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English palatal
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English palatalize
From palatal + -ize.
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