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.

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

• oalatalise
• lalatalise
• -alatalise
• 0alatalise
• pzlatalise
• pslatalise
• pwlatalise
• pqlatalise
• pakatalise
• papatalise
• paoatalise
• palztalise
• palstalise
• palwtalise
• palqtalise
• palayalise
• pala6alise
• pala5alise
• palaalise
• pala4alise

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

• palatalized,
• palatalize,
• Paul Tillich,
• palatal,
• palatial,
• palatalised.

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