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linguotectal.

articulated with the tongue contacting or approaching some point of the roof of the mouth.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌlɪŋ.ɡwə(ʊ)ˈtɛk.təl/Received-Pronunciation/ˌlɪŋ.ɡwəˈtɛk.təl/General-American/ˌlɪŋ.ɡwoʊˈtɛk.təl/General-American

  1. articulated with the tongue contacting or approaching some point of the roof of the mouth.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English linguo- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Italic *tegō Latin tegō Latin tēctumbor. English tectum 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 tectal English linguotectal From linguo- + tectal.

noun/ˌlɪŋ.ɡwə(ʊ)ˈtɛk.təl/Received-Pronunciation/ˌlɪŋ.ɡwəˈtɛk.təl/General-American/ˌlɪŋ.ɡwoʊˈtɛk.təl/General-American

  1. A consonant articulated with the tongue contacting or approaching some point of the roof of the mouth; a (non-linguolabial) coronal or dorsal consonant.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s Proto-Italic *dn̥ɣwā Latin dingua Latin lingua Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English linguo- Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Italic *tegō Latin tegō Latin tēctumbor. English tectum 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 tectal English linguotectal From linguo- + tectal.

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