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palatalize
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pal·a·tal·ize  (pl-t-lz)
tr.v. pal·a·tal·ized, pal·a·tal·iz·ing, pal·a·tal·iz·es
To pronounce as or alter to a palatal sound.

pala·tal·i·zation (-t-l-zshn) n.

palatalize, palatalise [ˈpælətəˌlaɪz]
vb
(Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) (tr) to pronounce (a speech sound) with the blade of the tongue touching the palate
palatalization , palatalisation n
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Verb1.palatalize - pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate
enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
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palatalize [ˈpælətəlaɪz]
A. VTpalatalizar
B. VIpalatalizarse
palatalize (Phon)
vtpalatalisieren; the “t” is palatalizeddas „t“ wird im vorderen Gaumen gebildet
vipalatalisieren


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Apart from this, Luick discusses processes such as the early consonant gemination, early changes in consonant clusters, continuations of the earlier palatalisation processes, metatheses and distant assimilation as well as several other minor developments.
Crucial questions of debate in Livonian orthography have always been the representation in written form of vowels and their quantity, diphthongs and their quantity, the palatalisation and quantity of the consonants, the voicing of the components of consonant clusters and the broken tone.
Lediglich die Palatalisation von Konsonanten wurde mit einem Strich auf oder hinter dem Konsonanten bezeichnet sowie die Vokale [?
 
 
 
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