alveolar
See also: Alveolar
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From alveolus + -ar = alveol- + -ar.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /al.ˈviː.əl.ə/, /ˌal.viˈəʊ.lə/
Audio (UK) (file) Audio (UK) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ælˈvi.əl.ɚ/, /ælˈvi.lɚ/
- Rhymes: -iːələ(ɹ), -əʊlə(ɹ)
AdjectiveEdit
alveolar (not comparable)
- (anatomy, relational) Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs.
- (anatomy, relational) Relating to the jaw ridge containing the tooth sockets.
- (anatomy, relational) Relating to the glands with secretory cells about a central space.
Derived termsEdit
- alveolar artery
- alveolar bed
- alveolar bone
- alveolar dead space
- alveolar nerve
- alveolar process
- alveolar ridge
- alveolarize
- alveolarly
- apicoalveolar
- basialveolar
- bronchioalveolar
- bronchioloalveolar
- bronchoalveolar
- dentialveolar
- inferior alveolar artery
- inferior alveolar nerve
- interalveolar
- intraalveolar
- labioalveolar
- lobuloalveolar
- microalveolar
- monoalveolar
- nasoalveolar
- nonalveolar
- palatoalveolar, palato-alveolar
- parietoalveolar
- perialveolar
- postalveolar, post-alveolar
- posterior superior alveolar artery
- retroalveolar
- subalveolar
- transalveolar
- tubuloalveolar
- zygomaticoalveolar
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
relating to the lung alveoli
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relating to the jaw ridge
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formed with the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth
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relating to alveolar glands
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NounEdit
alveolar (plural alveolars)
TranslationsEdit
alveolar consonant
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ReferencesEdit
- “alveolar”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “alveolar”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
DanishEdit
NounEdit
alveolar c (singular definite alveolaren, plural indefinite alveolarer)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of alveolar
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | alveolar | alveolaren | alveolarer | alveolarerne |
genitive | alveolars | alveolarens | alveolarers | alveolarernes |
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Adjective form of Alveole (“alveolus”).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
alveolar (strong nominative masculine singular alveolarer, not comparable)
DeclensionEdit
Positive forms of alveolar (uncomparable)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
Norwegian NynorskEdit
NounEdit
alveolar m
PortugueseEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
alveolar m or f (plural alveolares)
- (anatomy) alveolar (relating to the alveoli of the lungs)
- (anatomy) alveolar (relating to the jaw ridge)
- (phonetics, of a phoneme) alveolar (produced on the jaw ridge)
NounEdit
alveolar f (plural alveolares)
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French alvéolaire.
AdjectiveEdit
alveolar m or n (feminine singular alveolară, masculine plural alveolari, feminine and neuter plural alveolare)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of alveolar
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | alveolar | alveolară | alveolari | alveolare | ||
definite | alveolarul | alveolara | alveolarii | alveolarele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | alveolar | alveolare | alveolari | alveolare | ||
definite | alveolarului | alveolarei | alveolarilor | alveolarelor |
Serbo-CroatianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
alveòlār m (Cyrillic spelling алвео̀ла̄р)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of alveolar
singular | plural | |
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nominative | alveòlār | alveolari |
genitive | alveolára | alveolara |
dative | alveolaru | alveolarima |
accusative | alveolar | alveolare |
vocative | alveolare | alveolari |
locative | alveolaru | alveolarima |
instrumental | alveolarom | alveolarima |
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
alveolar (plural alveolares)
NounEdit
alveolar f (plural alveolares)
Further readingEdit
- “alveolar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014