First palatalization

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA 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/.

Synonyms

second palatalization linguo-palatal lingualization l-vocalization debuccalization click slide sh sound glottalling sulcalization vocalization linguolabial

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