postalveolare

Italian

Etymology

From post- (post-) + alveolare (alveolar).
Surface analysis: post- (after) + alveol(o) (alveolus) + -are (-ar, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /po.stal.ve.oˈla.re/, [ˌpɔst̪äl̺ve.oˈl̺äːr̺e], [ˌpɔst̪äl̺ve̯oˈl̺äːr̺e]
  • Hyphenation: po‧stal‧ve‧o‧là‧re

Adjective

postalveolare (masculine and feminine 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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