postalveolar
/ˌpəʊstælviˈəʊlə(ɹ)/US/ˌpoʊstælˈviələɹ/
postalveolar adjective: articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
Adjective
postalveolar (not comparable)
- Articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
Noun
postalveolar (plural postalveolars)
- Any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge, such as English sh in the word shoe.
postalveolar meaning in Arabic
postalveolar in Arabic
- articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
- لِثَوِيّ غَارِيّ liṯawiyy ḡāriyy
Forms of postalveolar
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | post-alveolar |
| Noun | |
| plural | postalveolars |
Origin of postalveolar
From post- + alveolar.
Words formed from postalveolar
Words that rhyme with postalveolar
- alveolar
- areolar
- apicoalveolar
- basialveolar
- bialveolar
- bimalleolar
- bronchioloalveolar
- bronchoalveolar
- dentialveolar
- foveolar
- interalveolar
- intermalleolar
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Questions about postalveolar
- What does postalveolar mean?
- Postalveolar means articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
- What is postalveolar in Arabic?
- Postalveolar in Arabic is لِثَوِيّ غَارِيّ (liṯawiyy ḡāriyy). See Postalveolar meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is postalveolar?
- Postalveolar can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce postalveolar?
- Postalveolar is pronounced /ˌpəʊstælviˈəʊlə(ɹ)/ (UK).
Words near postalveolar in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: postalveolar (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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