nonpalatal

N1O1N1P3A1L1A1T1A1L1

adjective

Not palatal.

OriginEnglish palatal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English palate →
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Meanings

adjectivenonpalatal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot palatal.
nounnonpalatal (plural nonpalatals)

plural nonpalatals

  1. human sciencesAny sound that is not a palatal.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  15. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  16. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  17. Latinpalātum
  18. Old Frenchpalat
  19. Middle Englishpalate
  20. Englishpalate
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  23. Englishpalatal
  24. Englishnonpalatal

From non- + palatal.

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APA

nonpalatal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonpalatal

MLA

“nonpalatal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonpalatal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonpalatal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonpalatal.

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