Meanings
adjectivepostalveolar (not comparable)
alternative post-alveolar
- not comparablehuman sciencesArticulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
nounpostalveolar (plural postalveolars)
plural postalveolars · alternative post-alveolar
- human sciencesAny sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge, such as English sh in the word shoe.
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(phonetics) Any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.
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Origin
Translations
Afrikaans postalveolêr, postalveolaar
- postalveolêrarticulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
- postalveolaarany sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
Arabic لِثَوِيّ غَارِيّ
- لِثَوِيّ غَارِيّ (liṯawiyy ḡāriyy)articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
Chinese Mandarin 齦後音 /龈后音
- 齦後音 /龈后音 (yínhòuyīn)any sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
Czech zadodásňový, postalveolární
- zadodásňovýarticulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
- postalveolárníarticulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
- postalveoláraany sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
Danish postalveolær, postalveolar
- postalveolærarticulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
- postalveolarany sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
Dutch postalveolair, postalveolaar
- postalveolairarticulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
- postalveolaarany sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
Finnish postalveolaarinen, postalveolaari
- postalveolaarinenarticulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
- postalveolaariany sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
German postalveolar, Postalveolar
- postalveolararticulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
- Postalveolarany sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
- Postalveolarlautany sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
Italian postalveolare
- postalveolarearticulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
Norwegian Bokmål postalveolar
- postalveolararticulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
Norwegian Nynorsk postalveolar
- postalveolararticulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
Polish zadziąsłowy, postalweolarny
- zadziąsłowyarticulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
- postalweolarnyarticulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
- spółgłoska zadziąsłowaany sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
- spółgłoska postalweolarnaany sound articulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
Spanish postalveolar
- postalveolararticulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
Swedish postalveolar
- postalveolararticulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
Welsh ôl-orfannol
- ôl-orfannolarticulated with the tongue near or touching the back of the alveolar ridge
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with postalveolar
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
postalveolar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postalveolar
MLA
“postalveolar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postalveolar. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postalveolar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postalveolar.
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