postalveolar

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

post- + alveolar

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpəʊstælviˈəʊlə(ɹ)/, /ˌpəʊstælˈviːələ(ɹ)/, /ˌpəʊstˈælvi.ələ(ɹ)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpoʊstælˈviələɹ/
  • Rhymes: -iːələ(ɹ)
  • Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ)

Adjective

postalveolar (not comparable)

  1. (phonetics) Articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.

Translations

Noun

postalveolar (plural postalveolars)

  1. (phonetics) Any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge, such as English sh in the word shoe.

Translations

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʰʌsd̥alveoˌlɑːˀ]

Noun

postalveolar c (singular definite postalveolaren, plural indefinite postalveolarer)

  1. (phonetics) postalveolar

Declension

See also

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔstʔalveoˌlaːɐ̯/
  • Hyphenation: post‧al‧ve‧o‧lar
  • (file)

Adjective

postalveolar (strong nominative masculine singular postalveolarer, not comparable)

  1. postalveolar

Declension

Derived terms

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /postalbeoˈlaɾ/ [pos.t̪al.β̞e.oˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pos‧tal‧ve‧o‧lar

Adjective

postalveolar m or f (masculine and feminine plural postalveolares)

  1. postalveolar
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