Meaning
4 sensesPertaining to the palate.
palatal
нёбныйnjóbnyj
піднебі́ннийpidnebínnyj
relating to or lying near the palate
(not comparable)Of an upper tooth, on the side facing the palate.
Articulated at the hard palate.
palatal
палата́льныйpalatálʹnyj
палата́льнийpalatálʹnyj, піднебі́ннийpidnebínnyj
produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as ‘y’) or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as ‘ch’ in ‘chin’ or ‘j’ in ‘gin’)
(uncommon)Articulated at the palate: dorsal.
Examples
1 sentencesIn English, consonantal Y is a palatal approximant.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Forms
more palatal, most palatal| Comparative | more palatal Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most palatal Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as ‘y’) or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as ‘ch’ in ‘chin’ or ‘j’ in ‘gin’):palatalizedpalatalised
- relating to or lying near the palate:palatine
Word family
40 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.