postconsonantal en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English consonant Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English consonantal English postconsonantal From post- + consonantal.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Following or occurring after a consonant.
[…] -able does not attach to verbs ending in a postconsonantal liquid […]
1999, Ingo Plag, Morphological Productivity, page 86:This reconstructed *fra/umíu could in turn go back to earlier *fla/umíu[…] The distinction between postconsonantal -l- and -r- is only preserved in Baunei, for which this specific word is unfortunately not attested.
2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 124:Coordinate term: postvocalic
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| post-consonantal | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (2)
fr postconsonantique (Translations) · pl postkonsonantalny (Translations)