Meanings
adjectivedentialveolar (not comparable)
alternative dentoalveolar
- not comparablehuman sciencesArticulated with a flat tongue against the alveolar ridge and upper teeth.
noundentialveolar (plural dentialveolars)
plural dentialveolars · alternative dentoalveolar
- human sciencesA speech sound that is articulated with a flat tongue against the alveolar ridge and upper teeth.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
- Proto-Italic*dents
- Latindens
- Englishdenti-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewlós
- Proto-Italic*aulos?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Italic*alwos?
- Latinalvus
- Latinalveus
- Latinalveolus
- Englishalveolus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishalveolar
- Englishdentialveolar
Translations
Arabic لَثَوِيّ
- لَثَوِيّ (laṯawiyy)Translations
Greek οδοντοφατνιακός
- οδοντοφατνιακός (odontofatniakós)Translations
Polish zębowo-dziąsłowy, dziąsłowo-zębowy
- zębowo-dziąsłowyTranslations
- dziąsłowo-zębowyTranslations
- denti-alweolarnyTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with dentialveolar
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
dentialveolar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dentialveolar
MLA
“dentialveolar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dentialveolar. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dentialveolar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dentialveolar.
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