postalveolar
postalveolar · postalveolars
Postalveolar, Postalveolarlaut
Any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge,…Any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge, such as English sh in the word shoe.
UK/ˌpəʊstælviˈəʊlə(ɹ)/US/ˌpoʊstælˈviələɹ/
» Postalveolar consonants are articulated when the tongue is near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
Meaning
1 sensesAny sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge, such as English sh in the word shoe.
Postalveolar, Postalveolarlaut
(phonetics) Any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
Examples
1 sentencesPostalveolar consonants are articulated when the tongue is near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge:
Origin
From post- + alveolar.From post- + alveolar.
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Forms
plural: postalveolarsSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- (phonetics) Any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.:post-alveolarpost-alveolar consonantpostalveolar consonant