nazalizēt

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

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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 līdzskani ― to nazalize a consonant

   nazalizēt patskani ― to nasalize a vowel

• nazāls, nazālums
• nāss