palato-dentaladj.n.
/ˌpalətəʊˈdɛntl/, /pəˌleɪtəʊˈdɛntl/, U.S. /ˈˌpælədoʊˈdɛn(t)l/ Phonetics. Now rare.
A. adj.
Of a consonant: articulated with the tongue against the palate immediately behind the teeth.
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palatine1656
linguapalatal1668
palatal1668
palatic1669
linguopalatal1818
anterior1830
soft1832
mouillé1833
palato-dental1844
palatalized1872
palato-velar1895
postpalatal1898
medio-palatal1900
clear1918
alveolo-palatal1928
lamino-palatal1966
1844 T. H. Key Alphabet 99 T is the thin letter of the dental or palato-dental series.
1866 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 8 346 š (English sh)..can therefore be regarded either as palatal (or cerebral) or as dental, and would most accurately be styled palato-dental.
1919 Jrnl. Afr. Soc. 18 112 The second form shows n>ɲ>t, with ota>ote by assimilation of vowel—front palatal e to palato-dental t.
B. n.
A palato-dental consonant.
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palatine1697
palatial1792
palatal1817
linguopalatal1818
palato-dental1844
postpalatal1899
prepalatal1900
palatic1904
palato-alveolar1971
1844 T. H. Key Alphabet 55 D..is the medial letter of the order of dentals, or palato-dentals.
1960 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 81 196 R. S. Conway..describes the sound as the palato-dental found in Italian maggio.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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