alveolar

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See also: Alveolar

English

Etymology

From alveolus +‎ -ar = alveol- +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Adjective

alveolar (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy, relational) Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs.
  2. (anatomy, relational) Relating to the jaw ridge containing the tooth sockets.
  3. (phonetics) Formed with the tongue touching or approaching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth.
  4. (anatomy, relational) Relating to the glands with secretory cells about a central space.

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Translations

Noun

alveolar (plural alveolars)

  1. (phonetics) An alveolar consonant.
    Synonym: (obsolete) gingival

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Danish

Noun

alveolar c (singular definite alveolaren, plural indefinite alveolarer)

  1. (phonetics) alveolar

Declension

Declension of alveolar
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative alveolar alveolaren alveolarer alveolarerne
genitive alveolars alveolarens alveolarers alveolarernes

German

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Etymology

Adjective form of Alveole (“alveolus”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

alveolar (strong nominative masculine singular alveolarer, not comparable)

  1. (phonetics) alveolar

Declension

Positive forms of alveolar (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist alveolar sie ist alveolar es ist alveolar sie sind alveolar
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative alveolarer alveolare alveolares alveolare
genitive alveolaren alveolarer alveolaren alveolarer
dative alveolarem alveolarer alveolarem alveolaren
accusative alveolaren alveolare alveolares alveolare
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der alveolare die alveolare das alveolare die alveolaren
genitive des alveolaren der alveolaren des alveolaren der alveolaren
dative dem alveolaren der alveolaren dem alveolaren den alveolaren
accusative den alveolaren die alveolare das alveolare die alveolaren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein alveolarer eine alveolare ein alveolares (keine) alveolaren
genitive eines alveolaren einer alveolaren eines alveolaren (keiner) alveolaren
dative einem alveolaren einer alveolaren einem alveolaren (keinen) alveolaren
accusative einen alveolaren eine alveolare ein alveolares (keine) alveolaren

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Further reading

  • “alveolar” in Duden online
  • “alveolar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

alveolar m

  1. indefinite plural of alveol

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

Adjective

alveolar m or f (plural alveolares)

  1. (anatomy) alveolar (relating to the alveoli of the lungs)
  2. (anatomy) alveolar (relating to the jaw ridge)
  3. (phonetics, of a phoneme) alveolar (produced on the jaw ridge)

Noun

alveolar f (plural alveolares)

  1. (phonetics) alveolar (a consonant produced on the jaw ridge)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French alvéolaire.

Adjective

alveolar m or n (feminine singular alveolară, masculine plural alveolari, feminine and neuter plural alveolare)

  1. alveolar

Declension

Declension of alveolar
singular plural
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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alʋeǒlaːr/
  • Hyphenation: al‧ve‧o‧lar

Noun

alveòlār m (Cyrillic spelling алвео̀ла̄р)

  1. an alveolar
    Synonym: dèsnīk

Declension

Declension of alveolar
singular plural
nominative alveòlār alveolari
genitive alveolára alveolara
dative alveolaru alveolarima
accusative alveolar alveolare
vocative alveolare alveolari
locative alveolaru alveolarima
instrumental alveolarom alveolarima

Spanish

Etymology

From alvéolo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /albeoˈlaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: al‧ve‧o‧lar

Adjective

alveolar m or f (masculine and feminine plural alveolares)

  1. alveolar

Noun

alveolar f (plural alveolares)

  1. alveolar

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