labialized

American  

[ley-bee-uh-lahyzd] / ˈleɪ bi əˌlaɪzd /

adjective

Phonetics.

1. pronounced with secondary labial articulation.

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Etymology

Origin of labialized

First recorded in 1865–70; labialize + -ed ²

Example Sentences

We may further mention that the I. E. labialized velar gv is represented by b, e.g.

From Project Gutenberg

Gaulish and Brythonic, like Oscan and Umbrian among the Italic dialects, change the I. E. labialized velar guttural qv to p, whilst the Goidelic dialects retain the qv which later gives up the labial 613 element and becomes k, e.g.

From Project Gutenberg

In phonology there are also very striking differences, apart from the treatment of the labialized velar qv already mentioned.

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It will be noted from what has been said above that, with the exception of the different treatment of the labialized velar qv, and the nasal sonant ṇ, the features which differentiate the Brythonic from the Goidelic dialects first appear for the most part after the Romans had left Britain.

From Project Gutenberg

Gutturals, labialized and unlabialized, iv.

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