alveolar
See also: Alveolar
English edit
Etymology edit
From alveolus + -ar = alveol- + -ar.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /al.ˈviː.əl.ə/, /ˌal.viˈəʊ.lə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ælˈvi.əl.ɚ/, /ælˈvi.lɚ/
- Rhymes: -iːələ(ɹ), -əʊlə(ɹ)
Adjective edit
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.
- (phonetics) Formed with the tongue touching or approaching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth.
- (anatomy, relational) Relating to the glands with secretory cells about a central space.
Derived terms edit
- alveolar artery
- alveolar bed
- alveolar bone
- alveolar dead space
- alveolarisation
- alveolarization
- alveolarize
- alveolarly
- alveolar nerve
- alveolar process
- alveolar ridge
- apicoalveolar
- apico-alveolar
- basialveolar
- bronchioalveolar
- bronchioloalveolar
- bronchoalveolar
- dentialveolar
- dentoalveolar
- 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 terms edit
Translations edit
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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Noun edit
alveolar (plural alveolars)
Translations edit
alveolar consonant
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References edit
- “alveolar”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “alveolar”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Danish edit
Noun edit
alveolar c (singular definite alveolaren, plural indefinite alveolarer)
Declension edit
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 |
German edit
Etymology edit
Adjective form of Alveole (“alveolus”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
alveolar (strong nominative masculine singular alveolarer, not comparable)
Declension edit
Positive forms of alveolar (uncomparable)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
alveolar m
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
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)
Noun edit
alveolar f (plural alveolares)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French alvéolaire.
Adjective edit
alveolar m or n (feminine singular alveolară, masculine plural alveolari, feminine and neuter plural alveolare)
Declension edit
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-Croatian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alveòlār m (Cyrillic spelling алвео̀ла̄р)
Declension edit
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 |
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
alveolar m or f (masculine and feminine plural alveolares)
Noun edit
alveolar f (plural alveolares)
Further reading edit
- “alveolar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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