postalveolare

Italian

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

Adjective

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

Noun

postalveolare f (plural postalveolari)

1. A postalveolar speech sound.

Related terms

• alveolare
• alveolo-palatale
• palatoalveolare