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postalveolare

postalveolare

Italian

Adjective

postalveolare m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural postalveolari)

  1. (phonetics) postalveolar (articulated with the tongue against the back of the alveolar ridge)

Noun

postalveolare f ‎(plural postalveolari)

  1. A postalveolar speech sound.

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Etymology

From post- ‎(“post-”) +‎ alveolare ‎(“alveolar”).
Surface analysis: post- ‎(“after”) +‎ alveol(o) ‎(“alveolus”) +‎ -are ‎(“-ar”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /po.stal.ve.oˈla.re/, [ˌpɔst̪äl̺ve.oˈl̺äːr̺e], [ˌpɔst̪äl̺ve̯oˈl̺äːr̺e]
  • Hyphenation: po‧stal‧ve‧o‧là‧re

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