palatalization in Finnish
palatalization in Finnish is liudentuminen, palatalisaatio, liudennus — palatalization means in phonology, the quality of pronouncing a sound with the tongue raised towards the palate when that is not the sound's normal pronunciation.
palatalization in Finnish
liudentuminen
(phonology, uncountable) The state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth that normally is not.
palatalisaatio
(phonology, uncountable) The state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the tongue against the palate of the mouth that normally is not.
liudennus
(phonology, countable) An instance of pronunciation in which a sound is palatalized.
palatalisointi
(phonology, countable) An instance of pronunciation in which a sound is palatalized.
What does "palatalization" mean?
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noun In phonology, the quality of pronouncing a sound with the tongue raised towards the palate when that is not the sound's normal pronunciation.
"Palatalization can make a plain consonant sound softer to the ear."
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noun A single instance where a sound is pronounced with this palatal quality.
"Each palatalization in the recording was marked on the transcript."
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palatalization in a sentence
- Palatalization can make a plain consonant sound softer to the ear.
- Linguists study palatalization to explain certain sound changes between related languages.
- Each palatalization in the recording was marked on the transcript.
- The textbook lists several palatalizations found in Slavic languages.
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What is "palatalization" in Finnish?
"palatalization" in Finnish is liudentuminen, palatalisaatio, liudennus. palatalization means: In phonology, the quality of pronouncing a sound with the tongue raised towards the palate when that is not the sound's normal pronunciation.
How do you use "palatalization" in a sentence?
Example: "Palatalization can make a plain consonant sound softer to the ear." In Finnish, "palatalization" is liudentuminen, palatalisaatio, liudennus.
Are there other ways to say "palatalization" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 4 translations listed for "palatalization": liudentuminen, palatalisaatio, liudennus, palatalisointi.
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