palatalised

• Termo linguístico que descreve um som consonantal articulado com elevação do dorso da língua em direção ao palato duro, resultando em som mais suave ou agudo.

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

1. Phonetic articulationC2formal

   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'.

   Palatalizado

   • 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.

   Sinônimospalatalpalatalized

• Verbo usado na linguística para descrever o processo de pronunciar um som com a língua aproximada ou encostada ao palato duro, ou de alterar um som dessa maneira.

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.

1. Pronounce with tongue against palateC2formal

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

   Palatalizar

   • 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.

   Sinônimossoften