palataliser

Senses

1. 1.

   to palatalize

   to modify (a sound) by moving the point of articulation toward the palate

Examples

• "En phonétique, on palatalise certaines consonnes en fonction du contexte vocalique."

  In phonetics, certain consonants are palatalized depending on the vowel context.

• "Le son [k] peut se palataliser en [tʃ] devant une voyelle antérieure."

  The sound [k] can palatalize to [tʃ] before a front vowel.

Usage

This is a technical term used in linguistics and phonetics. It appears primarily in academic and scientific contexts. The verb follows regular -er conjugation patterns.