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Webster 1913 Edition
Palatal
Pal′a-tal
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
palatal
.] 1.
Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine;
as, the
. palatal
bones2.
(Phonetics)
Uttered by the aid of the palate; – said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk.
Pal′a-tal
,Noun.
(Phon.)
A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y.
Webster 1828 Edition
Palatal
PAL'ATAL
,Adj.
PAL'ATAL
,Noun.
Definition 2024
palatal
palatal
English
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, 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
Translations
pertaining to the palate
(dentistry) on the side facing the palate
|
(phonetics) articulated at the hard palate
Noun
palatal (plural palatals)
Translations
(phonetics) palatal consonant
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /palatal/
Adjective
palatal m (feminine singular palatale, masculine plural palataux, feminine plural palatales)
Related terms
- palais
- palatalisation
- palatalisé
German
Etymology
Palatum + -al
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /palaˈtaːl/
- Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
palatal (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of palatal
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist palatal | sie ist palatal | es ist palatal | sie sind palatal | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | palataler | palatale | palatales | palatale |
| genitive | palatalen | palataler | palatalen | palataler | |
| dative | palatalem | palataler | palatalem | palatalen | |
| accusative | palatalen | palatale | palatales | palatale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der palatale | die palatale | das palatale | die palatalen |
| genitive | des palatalen | der palatalen | des palatalen | der palatalen | |
| dative | dem palatalen | der palatalen | dem palatalen | den palatalen | |
| accusative | den palatalen | die palatale | das palatale | die palatalen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein palataler | eine palatale | ein palatales | (keine) palatalen |
| genitive | eines palatalen | einer palatalen | eines palatalen | (keiner) palatalen | |
| dative | einem palatalen | einer palatalen | einem palatalen | (keinen) palatalen | |
| accusative | einen palatalen | eine palatale | ein palatales | (keine) palatalen | |
Portuguese
Adjective
palatal m, f (plural palatais, comparable)
Synonyms
- (pertaining to the palate): palatino
Noun
palatal f (plural palatais)