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nasalization

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

the articulation of a vowel or continuant consonant in such a way that air flows through the nose at the same time as it flows through the mouth

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a particular instance of such change

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

eclipsis

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Irish, countable, uncountable

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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4

noun

Meaning 4

the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nasalisation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: articulation

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English nasal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English nasalize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English nasalization From nasalize + -ation.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: غُنَّة (ḡunna) — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Breton: friadur — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Bulgarian: назализация (nazalizacija) — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Catalan: nasalització — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鼻音化 (bí yīn huà) — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Danish: nasalitet — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Dutch: nasalisatie — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Finnish: nasalisaatio — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • French: nasalisation — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Galician: nasalización — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • German: Nasalierung — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Hebrew: אִנְפּוּף (inpúf) — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Ido: nazaligo — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Japanese: 鼻音化 (bionka) — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Korean: 비음화 (bieumhwa) — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Latvian: nazalizācija — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Lithuanian: nazalizacija — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Macedonian: назализација (nazalizacija) — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Navajo: chį́į́shtah diitsʼaʼígíí — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Polish: nazalizacja — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Portuguese: nasalização — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Russian: назализация (nazalizacija) — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Serbo-Croatian: назализација — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Serbo-Croatian: nazalizacija — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Spanish: nasalización — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Swedish: nasalitet — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Swedish: nasalering — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Ukrainian: назаліза́ція (nazalizácija) — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Urdu: غُنَائِیّت (ġunnāiyyat) — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Urdu: غُنَّہ پَن (ġunna pan) — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth
  • Vietnamese: mũi hoá — articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth