postalveolar
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.
» Postalveolar consonants are articulated when the tongue is near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
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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 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From post- + alveolar.From post- + alveolar.
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Forms
plural: postalveolarsSynonyms
3 synonyms- (phonetics) Any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.:post-alveolarpost-alveolar consonantpostalveolar consonant
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
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