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Explore Palatalized through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like palatal or soft. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Palatalized meaning

Having undergone palatalization.

Synonyms of Palatalized

palatal palatalised soft

Related words

Other words often associated with Palatalized or its synonyms:

easy brushed subdued tender napped surface gentle mild glide muted compressible flaccid

Using Palatalized

  • The main meaning on this page is: Having undergone palatalization.
  • Useful related words include: palatal, palatalised, soft.
  • In the example corpus, palatalized often appears in combinations such as: palatalized consonants.

Context around Palatalized

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

secondarily 1× became 1× necessarily 1× consonant 1× phonetically 1× representing 1× originally 1×

Often after:

consonants 3× stops 1× researchers 1× pairs 1× obstruents 1×

Sentence patterns with Palatalized

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a consonant palatalized by an 1× all originally palatalized consonants triggered 1× be phonetically palatalized even after 1× be that palatalized consonants before 1× beginning with palatalized consonants are 1× k became palatalized in many 1× not necessarily palatalized researchers differ 1× plain vs palatalized pairs which 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an areal feature 1× before pie i 1× digraphs syllables beginning 1× in some cases 1× it may be 1× the consonants typically 1×

Common sentence endings:

a separating vowel 1× common in chinese 1× hard and soft 1× in many languages 1× is indicated as 1× obstruents see below 1×

Words around Palatalized

Just before it in the word index:

palatalization 17 palatalisation 3 palatal 29 palatable 153 palatability 2 palat 6

Just after it in the word index:

palatalizes 2 palatals 6 palate 230 palates 35 palatial 47 palatii 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 14 aayush 14 abbottabad 14 aberdonian 14 abhi 14 aborting 14

Corpus analysis for Palatalized

  • In this selection, "palatalized" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, secondarily, became, necessarily, consonants, stops and researchers stand out and add context to how "palatalized" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a consonant palatalized by an and all originally palatalized consonants triggered. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "palatalized" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with palatalized

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The consonants typically come in plain vs. palatalized pairs, which are traditionally called hard and soft. (16 words)

An areal feature of the Pacific Northwest coast is that historical *k became palatalized in many languages. (17 words)

The "palatal" stops are palatalized and often appear as sibilants (usually but not always distinct from the secondarily palatalized stops). (20 words)

Longer example sentences

It may be that palatalized consonants before vowels other than i developed in Japanese as a result of Chinese borrowings, as they are virtually unknown in words of native Japanese origin, but are common in Chinese. (36 words)

This is clear from French, where all originally palatalized consonants triggered the development of a following glide /j/ in certain circumstances (most visible in the endings -āre, -ātum/ātam). (29 words)

Digraphs Syllables beginning with palatalized consonants are spelled with one of the seven consonantal kana from the i row followed by small ya, yu or yo. (26 words)

Example sentences (10)

The "palatal" stops are palatalized and often appear as sibilants (usually but not always distinct from the secondarily palatalized stops).

An areal feature of the Pacific Northwest coast is that historical *k became palatalized in many languages.

Before PIE i, consonants other than dentals are not necessarily palatalized (researchers differ on what exactly happened); this is indicated as (+).

Digraphs Syllables beginning with palatalized consonants are spelled with one of the seven consonantal kana from the i row followed by small ya, yu or yo.

In some cases this /j/ came from a consonant palatalized by an adjoining consonant after the late loss of a separating vowel.

It may be that palatalized consonants before vowels other than i developed in Japanese as a result of Chinese borrowings, as they are virtually unknown in words of native Japanese origin, but are common in Chinese.

The consonants typically come in plain vs. palatalized pairs, which are traditionally called hard and soft.

The original outcomes of palatalization must have continued to be phonetically palatalized even after they had developed into alveolar postalveolar /etc. consonants.

There is some uncertainty as to actual pronunciation of some of the letters, particularly those representing palatalized obstruents (see below).

This is clear from French, where all originally palatalized consonants triggered the development of a following glide /j/ in certain circumstances (most visible in the endings -āre, -ātum/ātam).

Common combinations with palatalized

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "palatalized" in a sentence?
An example: "The "palatal" stops are palatalized and often appear as sibilants (usually but not always distinct from the secondarily palatalized stops)." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "palatalized" from authentic English texts.
What does "palatalized" mean?
Palatalized means: Having undergone palatalization.
What are synonyms of "palatalized"?
Common synonyms of "palatalized" include: palatal, palatalised, soft.
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