alveolar en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /alˈviː.ə.lə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌal.viˈəʊ.lə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ælˈvi.ə.lɚ/ (General-American)
- audio American English
- /ælˈvi.lɚ/ (General-American)
- /ˌæl.viˈoʊ.lɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlósder. Proto-Italic *aulos? Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *-wósder. Proto-Italic *alwos? Latin alvus Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin alveus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin -olus Latin alveolusbor. English alveolus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English alveolar From alveolus + -ar.
Meanings
- (not-comparable, relational) Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs.
- (not-comparable, relational) Relating to the jaw ridge containing the tooth sockets.
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(not-comparable) Formed with the tongue touching or approaching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth.
In the case of the Wubuy alveolar versus retroflex contrast for instance, we argue that the phonetic overlap is so great that native listeners can behave as if this were an instance of a good and a 'less good' instance of a single category (CG).
2015 December 4, “Discrimination of Multiple Coronal Stop Contrasts in Wubuy (Australia): A Natural Referent Consonant Account”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
- (not-comparable, relational) Relating to the glands with secretory cells about a central space.
Deriveds
inferior alveolar nerve · alveolar dead space · parietoalveolar · subalveolar · bialveolar · zygomaticoalveolar · palatoalveolar · retroalveolar · alveolarization · perialveolar · inferior alveolar artery · bronchoalveolar · microalveolar · alveolar process · alveolarity · transalveolar · lobuloalveolar · posterior superior alveolar artery · alveolar nerve · dentialveolar · bronchioloalveolar · intraalveolar · alveolar socket · bronchioalveolar · dentoalveolar · tubuloalveolar · monoalveolar · alveolar bed · basialveolar · postalveolar · nonalveolar · post-alveolar · alveolar bone · alveolar ridge · alveolarly · apico-alveolar · alveolarisation · alveolarize · labioalveolar · alveolar artery · palato-alveolar · nasoalveolar · interalveolar · apicoalveolar
Relateds
Translations (76)
sh ȁlveolāran (relating to the jaw ridge) · sv alveolar (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · cy gorfannol (relating to alveolar glands) · it alveolare (relating to the lung alveoli) · cy gorfannol (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · ro alveolar (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · mr वायुकोशासंबंधी (relating to the lung alveoli) · ro alveolar (relating to the lung alveoli) · is tannbergsmæltur (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · ro alveolar (relating to the jaw ridge) · sh а̏лвеола̄ран (relating to the jaw ridge) · fi alveolaarinen (relating to the lung alveoli) · ca alveolar (relating to alveolar glands) · mr वर्त्स्य (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · ar سِنْخِيّ (relating to the jaw ridge) · ro alveolar (relating to alveolar glands) · cy gorfannol (relating to the jaw ridge) · pl alweolarny (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · ga ailbheolach (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · es alveolar (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · cmn 泡狀的 /泡状的 (relating to alveolar glands) · ru альвеоля́рный (relating to alveolar glands) · gd ailbhealach (relating to the jaw ridge) · sh а̏лвеола̄ран (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · fi alveolaarinen (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · sh а̏лвеола̄ран (relating to the lung alveoli) · da alveolær (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · ca alveolar (relating to the lung alveoli) · ks دۆرتٲلؠ (relating to the jaw ridge) · fi alveolaarinen (relating to alveolar glands) · sh ȁlveolāran (relating to the lung alveoli) · pt alveolar (relating to the lung alveoli) · sh а̏лвеола̄ран (relating to alveolar glands) · ja 歯茎- (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · es alveolar (relating to the jaw ridge) · ks دۆرتٲلؠ (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · cmn 肺泡的 (relating to the lung alveoli) · it alveolare (relating to the jaw ridge) · fr alvéolaire (relating to the lung alveoli) · cs dásňový (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · fr alvéolaire (relating to alveolar glands) · es alveolar (relating to alveolar glands) · fr alvéolaire (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · mn бүйлний (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · hu alveoláris (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · de alveolar (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · it alveolare (relating to alveolar glands) · cmn 齒槽的 /齿槽的 (relating to the jaw ridge) · nv tʼáá bízhání (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · mn түүшийн (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · sh ȁlveolāran (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · pt alveolar (relating to the jaw ridge) · sh ȁlveolāran (relating to alveolar glands) · my မုဒ္ဓဇ (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · ga ailbheolach (relating to the lung alveoli) · ca alveolar (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · mn ᠲᠦᢉᠦᠰᠢ ᠶ᠋ᠢᠨ (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · fr alvéolaire (relating to the jaw ridge) · pt alveolar (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · ga ailbheolach (relating to the jaw ridge) · fi alveolaarinen (relating to the jaw ridge) · el φατνιακός (relating to the jaw ridge) · pl dziąsłowy (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · ml വർത്സ്യം (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · ar لِثَوِيّ (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · es alveolar (relating to the lung alveoli) · it alveolare (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · cmn 齒齦的 /齿龈的 (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · ru альвеоля́рный (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · cs alveolární (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · mn ᠪᠦᠢᠯᠡ ᠶ᠋ᠢᠨ (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · el φατνιακός (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · cy alfeolaidd (relating to the lung alveoli) · gd ailbhealach (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · mr दंतमूलीय (formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth) · mr गुहिका ग्रंथीय (relating to alveolar glands)