palatic

English

Etymology 1

From palate +‎ -ic.

Noun

palatic (plural palatics)

1. (anatomy, linguistics, archaic) A palatal.

Adjective

palatic (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, linguistics, archaic) palatal; palatine

References

• “palatic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• pallatic

Adjective

palatic (comparative more palatic, superlative most palatic)

1. (Geordie) Syncopic form of paralytic (“very drunk”).

Anagrams

• capital, placita