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postalveolar en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌpoʊstælˈviələɹ/ (General-American)
  • /ˌpəʊstælˈviːələ(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌpəʊstælviˈəʊlə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌpəʊstˈælvi.ələ(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From post- + alveolar.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
post-alveolar alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

apicopostalveolar · postalveolarization

Relateds

alveopalatal · retroflex · palatoalveolar

Translations (16)

pl postalweolarny (articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · nl postalveolair (articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · cs zadodásňový (articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · es postalveolar (articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · de postalveolar (articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · af postalveolêr (articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · da postalveolær (articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · sv postalveolar (articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · cs postalveolární (articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · fi postalveolaarinen (articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · it postalveolare (articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · no postalveolar (articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · pl zadziąsłowy (articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · cy ôl-orfannol (articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · ar لِثَوِيّ غَارِيّ (articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · no postalveolar (articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge)

postalveolar en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌpoʊstælˈviələɹ/ (General-American)
  • /ˌpəʊstælˈviːələ(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌpəʊstælviˈəʊlə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌpəʊstˈælvi.ələ(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From post- + alveolar.

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
postalveolars Number=Plur lexicographic
post-alveolar alternative lexicographic

Relateds

alveopalatal · retroflex · palatoalveolar

Translations (10)

pl spółgłoska postalweolarna (any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · pl spółgłoska zadziąsłowa (any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · de Postalveolarlaut (any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · cs postalveolára (any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · nl postalveolaar (any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · de Postalveolar (any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · fi postalveolaari (any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · cmn 齦後音 /龈后音 (any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · da postalveolar (any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge) · af postalveolaar (any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge)