palatalised

A linguistic term describing a consonant sound that is articulated with the body of the tongue raised toward the hard palate.

• 🇫🇷Terme linguistique décrivant un son consonne articulé avec élévation du dos de la langue vers le palais dur, engendrant une prononciation adoucie.

1. Phonetic articulation C2 formal

   Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate, as in the sound 'y', or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate, as in 'ch' in 'chin' or 'j' in 'gin'.

   • The 'ch' sound in 'chin' is a palatalised consonant.
   • In some languages, palatalised consonants are distinct from non-palatalised ones.
   • The phonetician explained how palatalised sounds are articulated.

   🇫🇷palatalisé

   Synonymes: palatalpalatalized

• more palatalised comparative form
• most palatalised superlative form

A verb used in linguistics to describe the process of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the hard palate, or to modify a sound in such a way.

• 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé en linguistique pour décrire le processus de prononciation d'un son en rapprochant la langue du palais dur ou la modification d'un son de cette manière.

1. Pronounce with tongue against palate C2 formal

   To articulate a consonant sound by raising the front of the tongue toward the hard palate, giving it a softer or 'y'-like quality.

   • In Russian, speakers often palatalise consonants before certain vowels.
   • Linguists study how different languages palatalise sounds.
   • The student learned to palatalise the 'n' sound in Spanish.

   🇫🇷palataliser

   Synonymes: soften

• palatalised past participle
• palatalised past simple
• palatalising present participle
• palatalises third person singular