"postalveolar" meaning in English

See postalveolar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌpəʊstælviˈəʊlə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpəʊstælˈviːələ(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpəʊstˈælvi.ələ(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpoʊstælˈviələɹ/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -iːələ(ɹ), -əʊlə(ɹ) Etymology: From post- + alveolar. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|post-|alveolar}} post- + alveolar Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} postalveolar (not comparable)
  1. (phonetics) Articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Phonetics Translations (articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge): postalveolêr (Afrikaans), لِثَوِيّ غَارِيّ (liṯawiyy ḡāriyy) (Arabic), zadodásňový (Czech), postalveolární (Czech), postalveolær (Danish), postalveolair (Dutch), postalveolaarinen (Finnish), postalveolar (German), postalveolare (Italian), postalveolar (Norwegian Bokmål), postalveolar (Norwegian Nynorsk), zadziąsłowy (Polish), postalweolarny (Polish), postalveolar (Spanish), postalveolar (Swedish), ôl-orfannol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-postalveolar-en-adj-xlNur3CD Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: post-alveolar Related terms: alveopalatal, palatoalveolar, retroflex

Noun

IPA: /ˌpəʊstælviˈəʊlə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpəʊstælˈviːələ(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpəʊstˈælvi.ələ(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpoʊstælˈviələɹ/ [General-American] Forms: postalveolars [plural]
Rhymes: -iːələ(ɹ), -əʊlə(ɹ) Etymology: From post- + alveolar. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|post-|alveolar}} post- + alveolar Head templates: {{en-noun}} postalveolar (plural postalveolars)
  1. (phonetics) Any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge, such as English sh in the word shoe. Categories (topical): Phonetics Translations (any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge): postalveolaar (Afrikaans), postalveolára [feminine] (Czech), postalveolar [common-gender] (Danish), postalveolaar [common-gender] (Dutch), postalveolaari (Finnish), Postalveolar [masculine] (German), Postalveolarlaut [masculine] (German), spółgłoska zadziąsłowa [feminine] (Polish), spółgłoska postalweolarna [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-postalveolar-en-noun-aVqUpigg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 17 83 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: post-alveolar Related terms: alveopalatal, palatoalveolar, retroflex

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge",
      "word": "zadziąsłowy"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge",
      "word": "postalweolarny"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge",
      "word": "postalveolar"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge",
      "word": "postalveolar"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge",
      "word": "ôl-orfannol"
    }
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  "word": "postalveolar"
}

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      "ipa": "/ˌpəʊstælviˈəʊlə(ɹ)/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpəʊstælˈviːələ(ɹ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpəʊstˈælvi.ələ(ɹ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpoʊstælˈviələɹ/",
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      "sense": "any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge",
      "word": "postalveolaar"
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      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "postalveolára"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "postalveolar"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "postalveolaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge",
      "word": "postalveolaari"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Postalveolar"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Postalveolarlaut"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spółgłoska zadziąsłowa"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge",
      "tags": [
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  "word": "postalveolar"
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