ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Delabialize

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /diːˈleɪbɪəlaɪz/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Delabialize is a verb meaning (transitive, phonetics, phonology) To make into a non-labial sound.

Meaning

(transitive, phonetics, phonology) To make into a non-labial sound.

More Meanings

  1. (intransitive, phonetics, phonology) To become a non-labial sound.

Example Sentences

/gw/ may delabialize to /g/.
the resulting labial vowels were soon delabialized into e and ē.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include depalatalize, deglottalize, depalatalise, unpalatalize, devocalize, diphthongize.

Related Dictionary Tools

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.