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)
- (phonetics) postalveolar(articulated with the tongue against the back of the alveolar ridge)
Noun
postalveolare f (plural postalveolari)
- a postalveolar speech sound
Related terms
- alveolare
- alveolo-palatale
- palatoalveolare