palatal

== English == === Etymology === From palate + -al. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpælətl̩/, /pəˈleɪtl̩/ (General American) enPR: păl′ə-tl, IPA(key): /ˈpælətl̩/ Rhymes: -ælətəl, -eɪtəl Hyphenation: pal‧a‧tal === Adjective === palatal (comparative more palatal, superlative most palatal) (anatomy) Pertaining to the palate. (dentistry, not comparable) Of an upper tooth, on the side facing the palate. (phonetics) Articulated at the hard palate. (phonetics, uncommon) Articulated at the palate: dorsal. ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== hard palate, soft palate palate palatic palatine ==== Translations ==== === Noun === palatal (plural palatals) (phonetics) A palatal consonant. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === La Plata == Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin palātum +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [pə.ləˈtal] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [pa.laˈtal] === Adjective === palatal m or f (masculine and feminine plural palatals) (anatomy, relational) palate; palatal Synonym: palatí ==== Derived terms ==== ela palatal palatalitzar === Noun === palatal f (plural palatals) (phonetics) palatal (a palatal consonant) ==== Related terms ==== paladar === Further reading === “palatal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “palatal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “palatal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “palatal”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Danish == === Adjective === palatal (phonetics) palatal ==== Inflection ==== === Further reading === “palatal” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === From Latin palātum +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pa.la.tal/ === Adjective === palatal (feminine palatale, masculine plural palataux, feminine plural palatales) (anatomy, phonetics) palatal ==== Derived terms ==== palataliser ==== Related terms ==== palais palatalisation palatalisé === Further reading === “palatal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Etymology === Palatum +‎ -al === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /palaˈtaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === palatal (strong nominative masculine singular palataler, not comparable) palatal ==== Declension ==== == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch palataal (“palatal”), from French palatal. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /paˈlatal/ [paˈla.t̪al] Rhymes: -atal Syllabification: pa‧la‧tal === Adjective === palatal (comparative lebih palatal, superlative paling palatal) palatal (anatomy) pertaining to the palate. (anatomy, dentistry) of an upper tooth, on the side facing the palate. (phonetics) articulated at the hard palate. (phonetics) articulated at the palate: dorsal. === Noun === palatal (uncountable) palatal (palatal consonant) === Further reading === “palatal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al, -aw Hyphenation: pa‧la‧tal === Adjective === palatal m or f (plural palatais) (anatomy) palatal (pertaining to the palate) Synonym: palatino (phonetics) palatal (articulated at the hard palate) ==== Derived terms ==== palatalizar === Noun === palatal f (plural palatais) (phonetics) palatal (consonant articulated at the hard palate) ==== Related terms ==== palato === Further reading === “palatal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “palatal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French palatal. By surface analysis, palat (palate) +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pa.laˈtal/ Rhymes: -al === Adjective === palatal m or n (feminine singular palatală, masculine plural palatali, feminine/neuter plural palatale) palatal ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== palataliza === Further reading === “palatal”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /palǎtaːl/ Hyphenation: pa‧la‧tal === Noun === palàtāl m inan (Cyrillic spelling пала̀та̄л) palatal ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin palātum +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /palaˈtal/ [pa.laˈt̪al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: pa‧la‧tal === Adjective === palatal m or f (masculine and feminine plural palatales) palatal Synonym: palatino ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === palatal f (plural palatales) palatal ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “palatal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === From Latin palātum +‎ -al === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /palaˈtɑːl/ === Adjective === palatal (not comparable) (phonology, phonetics) palatal ==== Declension ==== === Noun === palatal c (phonetics, phonology) palatal consonant ==== Declension ==== === References === “palatal”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “palatal”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “palatal”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish palatal. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /palaˈtal/ [pɐ.lɐˈt̪al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: pa‧la‧tal === Adjective === palatál (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜎᜆᜎ᜔) palatal Synonym: pangalangala === Further reading === Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 437