uvular

English

Etymology

From Latin ūvulāris.[1] By surface analysis, uvula +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Adjective

uvular (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of or relating to the uvula.
  2. (phonetics) Of a sound, articulated with the uvula (the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate).

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

uvular (plural uvulars)

  1. (phonetics) A sound articulated with the uvula.

Translations

References

  1. ^ “uvular, adj. (and n.)”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Danish

Noun

uvular

  1. (phonetics) uvular

Declension

Declension of uvular
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative uvular uvularen uvularer uvularerne
genitive uvulars uvularens uvularers uvularernes

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uvuˈlaːɐ̯/
  • Hyphenation: uvu‧lar
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

uvular (strong nominative masculine singular uvularer, not comparable)

  1. uvular

Declension

Positive forms of uvular (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist uvular sie ist uvular es ist uvular sie sind uvular
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative uvularer uvulare uvulares uvulare
genitive uvularen uvularer uvularen uvularer
dative uvularem uvularer uvularem uvularen
accusative uvularen uvulare uvulares uvulare
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der uvulare die uvulare das uvulare die uvularen
genitive des uvularen der uvularen des uvularen der uvularen
dative dem uvularen der uvularen dem uvularen den uvularen
accusative den uvularen die uvulare das uvulare die uvularen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein uvularer eine uvulare ein uvulares (keine) uvularen
genitive eines uvularen einer uvularen eines uvularen (keiner) uvularen
dative einem uvularen einer uvularen einem uvularen (keinen) uvularen
accusative einen uvularen eine uvulare ein uvulares (keine) uvularen

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “uvular” in Duden online
  • “uvular” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French uvulaire.

Adjective

uvular m or n (feminine singular uvulară, masculine plural uvulari, feminine and neuter plural uvulare)

  1. uvular

Declension

Declension of uvular
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite uvular uvulară uvulari uvulare
definite uvularul uvulara uvularii uvularele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite uvular uvulare uvulari uvulare
definite uvularului uvularei uvularilor uvularelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ubuˈlaɾ/ [u.β̞uˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: u‧vu‧lar

Adjective

uvular m or f (masculine and feminine plural uvulares)

  1. uvular

Further reading

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