speciaal
specially / specifically
/speːˈʃaːl/adverb
Word forms
- inflected: speciale (special)
- comparative: specialer (more special)
- superlative: speciaalst (most special)
How it is spelled and how it sounds
In French loanwords, the letter combination -cia- often coalesces into a palatal /ʃaː/ or /sjaː/ sound, while the double 'aa' in the closed final syllable reduces to a single 'a' in the open syllable of the inflected form (speciaal -> speciale).
sociaalsocialofficieelofficialgeniaalbrilliant, ingenious
In connected speech
In rapid speech, the /sjaː/ cluster smoothly palatalizes into [ʃaː], and the final /l/ is typically velarized to a 'dark l' [ɫ] before a pause or consonant.
In the lessons (1 sentence)
s2-les-11 · 28Xing heeft speciaal een nieuwe jurk gekocht.Xing bought a new dress specially.Open in lesson ↗
In the frequency dictionary
Core #473
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