How Do You Spell PALATALISE?

Pronunciation: [pˈalɐtəlˌa͡ɪz] (IPA)

Palatalise is spelled with an '-ise' at the end, which can be confusing for people who are used to seeing '-ize' in American English. The reason for this spelling is that it comes from the Greek word 'palátă', which means 'palate'. The sound represented by the 'l' in 'palatalise' is produced at the hard palate, which is the bony part of the roof of your mouth. In phonetic transcription, this sound is represented by the symbol /l/, which is pronounced by placing the tip of your tongue against the hard palate.

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PALATALISE Meaning and Definition

  1. Palatalise is a verb that refers to a phonological process in which a speech sound becomes palatal or is produced with the tongue approaching or touching the hard palate, which is the bony part of the roof of the mouth. This process typically occurs when a non-palatal sound, such as a velar or an alveolar sound, changes its place of articulation to a more fronted position closer to the hard palate.

    When a sound is palatalised, the position of the tongue shifts towards the hard palate, causing a change in the quality of the sound. For example, the English sound /k/ in words like "keel" or "cat" is typically produced with the back of the tongue approaching the soft part of the roof of the mouth. However, in some languages or dialects, this sound may become palatalised, resulting in a sound that is closer to the hard palate, similar to the pronunciation of "keel" in some Scottish dialects.

    Palatalisation can occur due to various reasons, including linguistic changes over time, regional dialectal variations, or influences from neighboring sounds. It is a common process observed in many languages, contributing to the richness and diversity of speech sounds worldwide.

Common Misspellings for PALATALISE

Etymology of PALATALISE

The word "palatalise" is derived from the noun "palate" combined with the suffix "-ise" or "-ize".

The term "palate" refers to the roof of the mouth, which consists of two parts: the hard palate at the front and the soft palate at the back. The movement of the tongue against the palate is crucial in various speech sounds.

The suffix "-ise" or "-ize" is derived from the Greek "-izein" meaning "to make" or "to become". It is commonly used in English to form verbs that indicate the process of making or becoming something.

Thus, "palatalise" refers to the process of making or becoming palatal, specifically referring to modifying a sound to be pronounced with the tongue against the palate or closer to it.

Similar spelling words for PALATALISE

Conjugate verb Palatalise

CONDITIONAL

I would palatalise
you would palatalise
he/she/it would palatalise
we would palatalise
they would palatalise

CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

I would be palatalising
you would be palatalising
he/she/it would be palatalising
we would be palatalising
they would be palatalising

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have palatalise
you would have palatalise
he/she/it would have palatalise
we would have palatalise
they would have palatalise

CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I would have been palatalising
you would have been palatalising
he/she/it would have been palatalising
we would have been palatalising
they would have been palatalising

FUTURE

I will palatalise
you will palatalise
he/she/it will palatalise
we will palatalise
they will palatalise

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be palatalising
you will be palatalising
he/she/it will be palatalising
we will be palatalising
they will be palatalising

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have palatalised
you will have palatalised
he/she/it will have palatalised
we will have palatalised
they will have palatalised

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been palatalising
you will have been palatalising
he/she/it will have been palatalising
we will have been palatalising
they will have been palatalising

IMPERATIVE

you palatalise
we let´s palatalise

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to palatalise

PAST

I palatalised
you palatalised
he/she/it palatalised
we palatalised
they palatalised

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was palatalising
you were palatalising
he/she/it was palatalising
we were palatalising
they were palatalising

PAST PARTICIPLE

palatalised

PAST PERFECT

I had palatalised
you had palatalised
he/she/it had palatalised
we had palatalised
they had palatalised

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been palatalising
you had been palatalising
he/she/it had been palatalising
we had been palatalising
they had been palatalising

PRESENT

I palatalise
you palatalise
he/she/it palatalises
we palatalise
they palatalise

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am palatalising
you are palatalising
he/she/it is palatalising
we are palatalising
they are palatalising

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

palatalising

PRESENT PERFECT

I have palatalised
you have palatalised
he/she/it has palatalised
we have palatalised
they have palatalised

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been palatalising
you have been palatalising
he/she/it has been palatalising
we have been palatalising
they have been palatalising
I would have palatalised
we would have palatalised
you would have palatalised
he/she/it would have palatalised
they would have palatalised

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