postalveolare

Italian

Etymology

From post- (“post-”) +‎ alveolare (“alveolar”). By surface analysis, post- (“after”) +‎ alveol(o) (“alveolus”) +‎ -are (“-ar”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpɔs.tal.ve.oˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: po‧stal‧ve‧o‧là‧re

Adjective

postalveolare m or f (plural postalveolari)

  1. (phonetics) postalveolar (articulated with the tongue against the back of the alveolar ridge)

Noun

postalveolare f (plural postalveolari)

  1. a postalveolar speech sound
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