alveolar

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /æl.ˈviː.lɝ/, /æl.viː.ˈəʊ.lə/

Adjective

alveolar (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to an alveolus
2. (anatomy) Relating to the jaw ridge containing the tooth sockets
3. (anatomy) Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs
4. (phonetics) Formed with the tip of the tongue touching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth

Derived terms

• alveolar bone
• alveolar ridge

Translations

of or relating to the alvelous

• Italian: alveolare (it) m
• Romanian: alveolar (ro)
• Serbo-Croatian: alveolaran (sh)

• Spanish: alveolar (es)
• Welsh: gorfannol (cy)

relating to the jaw ridge

• Greek: φατνιακός (el) (fatniakós) 
• Italian: alveolare (it) m
• Romanian: alveolar (ro)

• Serbo-Croatian: alveolaran (sh)
• Spanish: alveolar (es)
• Welsh: gorfannol (cy)

relating to the alveoli

• Italian: alveolare (it) m
• Romanian: alveolar (ro)
• Serbo-Croatian: alveolaran (sh)

• Spanish: alveolar (es)
• Welsh: alfeolaidd (cy)

formed with the tip of the tongue

• German: alveolar (de)
• Greek: φατνιακός (el) (fatniakós) 
• Italian: alveolare (it) m
• Polish: dziąsłowy (pl) m

• Romanian: alveolar (ro)
• Serbo-Croatian: alveolaran (sh)
• Spanish: alveolar (es)
• Welsh: gorfannol (cy)

Noun

alveolar (plural alveolars)

1. (linguistics) An alveolar consonant

Translations

an alveolar consonant

• German: Alveolar (de) m
• Romanian: alveolară (ro) f, consoană alveolară (ro) f

• Serbo-Croatian: alveolar (sh) m, desnik (sh) m

Synonyms

• (linguistics) gingival (obsolete)

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German

Etymology

Adjective form of Alveole (“alveolus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [alveoˈlaːɐ̯]
• Hyphenation: al‧ve‧o‧lar

Adjective

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alveolar (not comparable)

1. (phonetics) alveolar

Declension

    Declension of alveolar

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

• Alveolar

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /alʋeǒlaːr/
• Hyphenation: al‧ve‧o‧lar

Noun

alveòlār m (Cyrillic spelling алвео̀ла̄р)

1. an alveolar

Declension

    declension of alveolar

	singular	plural
nominative	alveòlār	alveolari
genitive	alveolára	alveolara
dative	alveolaru	alveolarima
accusative	alveolar	alveolare
vocative	alveolare	alveolari
locative	alveolaru	alveolarima
instrumental	alveolarom	alveolarima

Synonyms

• dèsnīk