consonantalize
consonantalize verb: to become, or cause to become, (more) consonantal.
Verb
consonantalize (third-person singular simple present consonantalizes, present participle consonantalizing, simple past and past participle consonantalized)
- To become, or cause to become, (more) consonantal.
- It is usually defined as a process whereby front vowels consonantalize (palatalize) to the semivowel /j/ when followed by certain other vowels [...] or whereby back vowels consonantalize (labiovelarize) to the semivowel /w/ [...]2006, Casper Jan Hendrik Krüger, R.S. Pretorius, Introduction to the morphology of Setswana, →ISBN
Forms of consonantalize
| third-person singular present | consonantalizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | consonantalizing |
| past participle | consonantalized |
| past | consonantalized |
Origin of consonantalize
From consonantal + -ize.
Questions about consonantalize
- What does consonantalize mean?
- Consonantalize means to become, or cause to become, (more) consonantal.
- What part of speech is consonantalize?
- Consonantalize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of consonantalize?
- The past tense of consonantalize is consonantalized.
Words near consonantalize in the dictionary
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