Labiovelarize
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To become, or cause to become, labiovelar.
"[...] recently attempted to explain the origin of the Ukrainian form buty, etc., in another way, i.e., through the labiovelarizing influence of the l closing the syllable (resulting from the non- palatalized l)."
Example
More examples"[...] recently attempted to explain the origin of the Ukrainian form buty, etc., in another way, i.e., through the labiovelarizing influence of the l closing the syllable (resulting from the non- palatalized l)."
Etymology
From labiovelar + -ize.
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