postalveolare

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

postalveolare (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

Related terms

• alveolare
• alveolo-palatale
• palatoalveolare