retroflex
To bend or curve backwardsTo bend or curve backwards.
» Roughly 20 percent of languages contain retroflex consonants.
Ungefähr 20 Prozent der Sprachen haben retroflexe Konsonanten. — mhr
Примерно в двадцати процентах языков имеются ретрофлексные согласные. — Ooneykcall
Приблизно 20 відсотків мов мають ретрофлексні приголосні. — deniko
araneo · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo bend or curve backwards.
bend or turn backward
Examples
9 sentencesRoughly 20 percent of languages contain retroflex consonants.
Приблизно 20 відсотків мов мають ретрофлексні приголосні. — deniko
ruПримерно в двадцати процентах языков имеются ретрофлексные согласные. — Ooneykcall
deUngefähr 20 Prozent der Sprachen haben retroflexe Konsonanten. — mhr
Retroflex consonants are fun to say.
Вимовляти ретрофлексні приголосні - суцільне задоволення. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
To pronounce this sound, your tongue needs to be retroflex—pointing backwards.
Retroflex consonants are said with the tongue touching the roof of the mouth.
That obstruent is not retroflex, as the bottom of the tongue does not touch the palate.
Origin
From Latin rētrōflexus, the perfect participle of rētrōflectō (“bend, turn”), from flectōFrom Latin rētrōflexus, the perfect participle of rētrōflectō (“bend, turn”), from flectō (“bend, turn”).
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Forms
retroflexes, retroflexing, retroflexed, retroflexed| Base form | retroflex · to retroflex |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | retroflexes |
| Present participle | retroflexing |
| Past simple | retroflexed |
| Past participle | retroflexed |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- bend or turn backward:replicate
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle