apicopalatal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

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"Labialized apicopalatal trill : The production of this sound is identical to that of […] except that the lips are rounded during the articulation ..."
"[…] the apicopalatal ("retroflex") consonants require a difficult maneuvering of the apex in their ..."
"(4) The /r/ in the word-medial /ri/ in the Tokyo dialect corresponds to the apicopalatal fricative."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-der. Proto-Italic *apeks Latin apex New Latinder. English apico- Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English palatal English apicopalatal From apico- + palatal.

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What does apicopalatal mean?

Articulated with the tip of the tongue against the palate.

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