palatalised

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

• 🇷🇺Лингвистический термин, описывающий согласный звук, который артикулируется с поднятием спинки языка к твёрдому нёбу.

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.

   🇷🇺Палатализованный

   Синонимы: 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.

• 🇷🇺Глагол, используемый в лингвистике для описания процесса произнесения звука с прижатием языка к твёрдому нёбу или изменения звука таким образом.

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.

   🇷🇺Смягчать

   Синонимы: soften

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