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pal·a·tal
I. \ˈpaləd.əl, -ətəl\ adjective
Etymology: French, from Latin palatum palate + French -al — more at palate
1. : of or relating to the palate : palatine
2.
a. : formed with the front of the tongue behind the lowered tip near or touching the hard palate (as \ḵ\ in German \iḵ\ ich, as \y\ in yeast or yacht, as \ny\ in French \ȧnyō\ agneau, as \ly\ in Italian \lyē\ gli) — compare palatalized, velar
b.
(1) : formed with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as the sounds represented by sh in she, si in vision, ch in chin, j in jug)
(2) of a vowel : front ☞Because some phoneticians make the hard palate alone their datum of reference, others the combined hard-soft palate, and because some make two subdivisions, others three, compounds of prefix and palatal are not consistently used
c. of a vowel in Russian : soft 4c
3. : of, relating to, or situated on the outside of the aperture of a univalve mollusk
< a palatal lip >
• pal·a·tal·ly \-əlē, -əli\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
1. : palatine bone
2. : a palatal sound |