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Webster 1913 Edition
Alveolar
Al′ve-o-lar
(?; 277)
, Adj.
[L.
alveolus
a small hollow or cavity: cf. F. alvéolaire
.] (Anat.)
1.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, alveoli or little cells, sacs, or sockets.
Alveolar processes
, the processes of the maxillary bones, containing the sockets of the teeth.
Webster 1828 Edition
Alveolar
AL'VEOLAR
,Definition 2024
Alveolar
Alveolar
alveolar
alveolar
See also: Alveolar
English
Adjective
alveolar (not comparable)
- Of or relating to an alveolus.
- (anatomy) Relating to the jaw ridge containing the tooth sockets.
- (anatomy) Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs.
- (phonetics) Formed with the tongue touching or approaching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth.
Derived terms
Translations
of or relating to the alvelous
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relating to the jaw ridge
relating to the alveoli
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formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth
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Noun
alveolar (plural alveolars)
- (linguistics) An alveolar consonant
Translations
an alveolar consonant
Synonyms
- (linguistics): gingival (obsolete)
German
Etymology
Adjective form of Alveole (“alveolus”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [alveoˈlaːɐ̯]
- Rhymes: -aːɐ̯
- Hyphenation: al‧ve‧o‧lar
Adjective
alveolar (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of alveolar
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist alveolar | sie ist alveolar | es ist alveolar | sie sind alveolar | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | alveolarer | alveolare | alveolares | alveolare |
| genitive | alveolaren | alveolarer | alveolaren | alveolarer | |
| dative | alveolarem | alveolarer | alveolarem | alveolaren | |
| accusative | alveolaren | alveolare | alveolares | alveolare | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der alveolare | die alveolare | das alveolare | die alveolaren |
| genitive | des alveolaren | der alveolaren | des alveolaren | der alveolaren | |
| dative | dem alveolaren | der alveolaren | dem alveolaren | den alveolaren | |
| accusative | den alveolaren | die alveolare | das alveolare | die alveolaren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein alveolarer | eine alveolare | ein alveolares | (keine) alveolaren |
| genitive | eines alveolaren | einer alveolaren | eines alveolaren | (keiner) alveolaren | |
| dative | einem alveolaren | einer alveolaren | einem alveolaren | (keinen) alveolaren | |
| accusative | einen alveolaren | eine alveolare | ein alveolares | (keine) alveolaren | |
Derived terms
Portuguese
Adjective
alveolar m, f (plural alveolares, comparable)
- (anatomy) alveolar (relating to the alveoli of the lungs)
- (anatomy) alveolar (relating to the jaw ridge)
- (phonetics, of a phoneme) alveolar (produced on the jaw ridge)
Noun
alveolar f (plural alveolares)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alʋeǒlaːr/
- Hyphenation: al‧ve‧o‧lar
Noun
alveòlār m (Cyrillic spelling алвео̀ла̄р)
- an alveolar
Declension
Declension of alveolar