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first palatalization

first palatalization noun: a sound change occurring in Proto-Slavic, which caused palatalization of velar consonants under certain circumstances, resulting in the hushing sounds č /tʃ/, š /ʃ/ and ž /ʒ/.

Noun

first palatalization (uncountable)

  1. (Indo-European-studies) A sound change occurring in Proto-Slavic, which caused palatalization of velar consonants under certain circumstances, resulting in the hushing sounds č /tʃ/, š /ʃ/ and ž /ʒ/.

Questions about first palatalization

What does first palatalization mean?
First palatalization means a sound change occurring in Proto-Slavic, which caused palatalization of velar consonants under certain circumstances, resulting in the hushing sounds č /tʃ/, š /ʃ/ and ž /ʒ/.
What part of speech is first palatalization?
First palatalization is a noun.

Words near first palatalization in the dictionary

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