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Webster 1913 Edition


Palatal

Pal′a-tal

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
palatal
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine;
as, the
palatal
bones
.
2.
(Phonetics)
Uttered by the aid of the palate; – said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk.

Pal′a-tal

,
Noun.
(Phon.)
A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.

Webster 1828 Edition


Palatal

PAL'ATAL

,
Adj.
Pertaining to the palate; uttered by the aid of the palate.

PAL'ATAL

,
Noun.
A letter pronounced by the aid of the palate, or an articulation of the root of the tongue with the roof of the mouth; as g hard and k, in eg, ek.

Definition 2024


palatal

palatal

English

Adjective

palatal (comparative more palatal, superlative most palatal)

  1. (anatomy) Pertaining to the palate.
  2. (dentistry, not comparable) Of an upper tooth, on the side facing the palate.
  3. (phonetics) Articulated at the hard palate.

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Translations

Noun

palatal (plural palatals)

  1. (phonetics) A palatal consonant.

Translations


French

Etymology

From Latin palatum + -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /palatal/

Adjective

palatal m (feminine singular palatale, masculine plural palataux, feminine plural palatales)

  1. (anatomy, phonetics) palatal

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German

Etymology

Palatum + -al

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /palaˈtaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

palatal (not comparable)

  1. palatal

Declension


Portuguese

Adjective

palatal m, f (plural palatais, comparable)

  1. (anatomy) palatal (pertaining to the palate)
  2. (phonetics) palatal (articulated at the hard palate)

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Noun

palatal f (plural palatais)

  1. (phonetics) palatal (consonant articulated at the hard palate)

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /palǎtaːl/
  • Hyphenation: pa‧la‧tal

Noun

palàtāl m (Cyrillic spelling пала̀та̄л)

  1. palatal

Declension