postalveolare

Italian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌpɔ.stal.ve.oˈla.re/
Rhymes: -are
Hyphenation: po‧stal‧ve‧o‧là‧re

Adjective edit

postalveolare (plural postalveolari)

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

Noun edit

postalveolare f (plural postalveolari)

a postalveolar speech sound