cacuminal
Pertaining to a point, top, or crownPertaining to a point, top, or crown.
Meaning
2 sensesPertaining to a point, top, or crown.
верхушечныйverxušečnyj
(dated)Pronounced using a concave or retroflexed tongue; occasionally palatal sounds more generally.
1942, George Leonard Trager, Studies in Linguistics, Volumes 1-7, page 52, /L/ and /N/, slightly more cacuminal than the alveolar series, are very rare, and occur only in word-final position.
какуминальныйkakuminalʹnyj, ретрофлексныйretrofleksnyj
- pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From oblique stem of Latin cacūmen, cacūminis (“extremity, point, peak”) + -al.From oblique stem of Latin cacūmen, cacūminis (“extremity, point, peak”) + -al.
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Forms
more cacuminal, most cacuminal| Comparative | more cacuminal Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most cacuminal Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate:retroflex
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.