alveolar

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See also: Alveolar

English

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Etymology

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From alveolus +‎ -ar = alveol- +‎ -ar.

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Adjective

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alveolar (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy, relational) Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs.
  2. (anatomy, relational) Relating to the jaw ridge containing the tooth sockets.
  3. (phonetics) Formed with the tongue touching or approaching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth.
  4. (anatomy, relational) Relating to the glands with secretory cells about a central space.

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Noun

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alveolar (plural alveolars)

  1. (phonetics) An alveolar consonant.
    Synonym: (obsolete) gingival

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Danish

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Noun

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alveolar c (singular definite alveolaren, plural indefinite alveolarer)

  1. (phonetics) alveolar

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German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Adjective form of Alveole (alveolus).

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alveolar (strong nominative masculine singular alveolarer, not comparable)

  1. (phonetics) alveolar

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Further reading

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  • alveolar” in Duden online
  • alveolar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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alveolar m

  1. indefinite plural of alveol

Portuguese

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alveolar m or f (plural alveolares)

  1. (anatomy) alveolar (relating to the alveoli of the lungs)
  2. (anatomy) alveolar (relating to the jaw ridge)
  3. (phonetics, of a phoneme) alveolar (produced on the jaw ridge)

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alveolar f (plural alveolares)

  1. (phonetics) alveolar (a consonant produced on the jaw ridge)

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French alvéolaire.

Adjective

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alveolar m or n (feminine singular alveolară, masculine plural alveolari, feminine and neuter plural alveolare)

  1. alveolar

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Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /alʋeǒlaːr/
  • Hyphenation: al‧ve‧o‧lar

Noun

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alveòlār m (Cyrillic spelling алвео̀ла̄р)

  1. an alveolar
    Synonym: dèsnīk

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From alvéolo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /albeoˈlaɾ/ [al.β̞e.oˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: al‧ve‧o‧lar

Adjective

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alveolar m or f (masculine and feminine plural alveolares)

  1. alveolar

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alveolar f (plural alveolares)

  1. alveolar

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