Latvian

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Etymology

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From nazāls (nasal) +‎ -izēt. Clearly not formed as such in Lithuanian, but borrowed and adapted from other European languages.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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nazalizēt (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present nazalizēju, nazalizē, nazalizē, past nazalizēju)

  1. (phonetics, phonology) to nasalize (to pronounce a sound with simultaneous airflow through the nose)
    nazalizēt līdzskanito nazalize a consonant
    nazalizēt patskanito nasalize a vowel

Conjugation

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