Definitions and meaning of palatal palatal
Etymology
From palate + -al .
Pronunciation
( Received Pronunciation ) IPA(key) : /ˈpælətl̩/ , /pəˈleɪtl̩/
( General American ) enPR: păl′ə-tl , IPA(key) : /ˈpælətl̩/
Rhymes: -ælətəl , -eɪtəl
Hyphenation: pal‧a‧tal
Adjective
palatal (comparative more palatal , superlative most palatal )
( anatomy ) Pertaining to the palate.
( dentistry, not comparable ) Of an upper tooth, on the side facing the palate.
( phonetics ) Articulated at the hard palate.
Coordinate terms
(dentistry location adjectives ) anterior , apical , apicocoronal , axial , buccal , buccoapical , buccocervical , buccogingival , buccolabial , buccolingual , bucco-occlusal , buccopalatal , cervical , coronal , coronoapical , distal , distoapical , distobuccal , distocervical , distocoronal , distofacial , distogingival , distoincisal , distolingual , disto-occlusal , distoclusal , distocclusal , distopalatal , facial , gingival , incisal , incisocervical , inferior , labial , lingual , linguobuccal , linguo-occlusal , mandibular , maxillary , mesial , mesioapical , mesiobuccal , mesiocervical , mesiocoronal , mesiodistal , mesiofacial , mesioincisal , mesiogingival , mesiolingual , mesio-occlusal , mesioclusal , mesiocclusal , mesiopalatal , occlusal , palatal , posterior , proximal , superior , vestibular (Category: en:Dentistry) [edit]
Derived terms
Related terms
hard palate , soft palate
palate
palatic
palatine
Translations
Noun
palatal (plural palatals )
( phonetics ) A palatal consonant.
Translations
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin palātum + -al .
Pronunciation
IPA(key) : ( Central, Balearic ) [pə.ləˈtal]
IPA(key) : ( Valencian ) [pa.laˈtal]
Adjective
palatal m or f (masculine and feminine plural palatals )
( anatomy, relational ) palate; palatal
Synonym: palatí
Derived terms
Noun
palatal f (plural palatals )
( phonetics ) palatal ( a palatal consonant )
Related terms
Further reading
“palatal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició , Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“palatal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana , Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“palatal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià , Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“palatal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear , Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish
Adjective
palatal
( phonetics ) palatal
Inflection
Further reading
“palatal” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Etymology
From Latin palātum + -al .
Pronunciation
Adjective
palatal (feminine palatale , masculine plural palataux , feminine plural palatales )
( anatomy, phonetics ) palatal
Derived terms
Related terms
palais
palatalisation
palatalisé
Further reading
“palatal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [ Digitized Treasury of the French Language] , 2012 .
German
Etymology
Palatum + -al
Pronunciation
IPA(key) : /palaˈtaːl/
Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
palatal (strong nominative masculine singular palataler , not comparable )
palatal
Declension
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -al , -aw
Hyphenation: pa‧la‧tal
Adjective
palatal m or f (plural palatais )
( anatomy ) palatal ( pertaining to the palate )
Synonym: palatino
( phonetics ) palatal ( articulated at the hard palate )
Derived terms
Noun
palatal f (plural palatais )
( phonetics ) palatal ( consonant articulated at the hard palate )
Related terms
Further reading
“palatal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa .
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French palatal .
Adjective
palatal m or n (feminine singular palatală , masculine plural palatali , feminine and neuter plural palatale )
palatal
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
IPA(key) : /palǎtaːl/
Hyphenation: pa‧la‧tal
Noun
palàtāl m (Cyrillic spelling пала̀та̄л )
palatal
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin palātum + -al .
Pronunciation
IPA(key) : /palaˈtal/ [pa.laˈt̪al]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: pa‧la‧tal
Adjective
palatal m or f (masculine and feminine plural palatales )
palatal
Synonym: palatino
Derived terms
Noun
palatal f (plural palatales )
palatal
Related terms
Further reading
“palatal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición , Real Academia Española, 2014
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