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Definition of Palatalise

1. Verb. Pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate.

Definition of Palatalise

1. Verb. (alternative spelling of palatalize) ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Palatalise

Literary usage of Palatalise

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. On Early English Pronunciation: With Special Reference to Shakespeare and by Alexander John Ellis, William Salesbury, Johann Andreas Schmeller, Francis James Child, Alexander Barclay, Johan Winkler (1874)
"... <7 = (gh) in Dutch as (gjh) or nearly (j), and also palatalise d, », and change st, si, sn, into (sht, shl, shn). Possibly the (dj) may become (dzh). ..."

2. Relliquiæ Philologicæ: Or, Essays in Comparative Philology by Herbert Dukinfield Darbishire (1895)
"It does not seem yet to have been explained why the q in these words did not palatalise. kula- '& precipice,' is probably from ku- 'to look," Le. ..."

3. General Principles of the Structure of Language by James Byrne (1885)
"... it also shows a tendency which has not been noted in these languages to soften and palatalise its consonants as if with incorporation of ;/ (see l)ef. ..."

4. On Early English Pronunciation, with Especial Reference to Shakespeare and by Alexander John Ellis, Francis James Child, William Salesbury, Alexander Barclay, Johann Andreas Schmeller, Johan Winkler (1875)
"... or nearly (j), and also palatalise ./, n, and change »t, si, jn, into (sht, shl, shn). Possibly the (dj) may become (dzh).J 52. Sittard, town (51 n 0, ..."

5. Palatal Consonants in English by Benjamin Duryea Woodward (1891)
"... when this combination is immediately preceded by the tonic accent, to palatalise the s- sound of c into sh, and then often to merge completely the sound ..."

6. Proceedings by Society of Biblical Archæology (London, England), Society of Biblical Archæology (London, England). (1889)
"... educated persons the tendency to palatalise the k which Prevailed till a very late period. Walker in his Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, § 160, ..."

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