consonantalizes
consonantalizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of consonantalize.
Meaning of consonantalize
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
Questions about consonantalizes
- What is consonantalizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Consonantalizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of consonantalize.
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