alveolare

See also: Alveolare

German

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -aːʁə

Adjective

alveolare

  1. inflected form of alveolar

Italian

Etymology

Derived from alveolo (“alveolus”), from Latin alveolus (“small cavity”), derived from alveus (“hollow”, “cavity”), from alvus (“belly”, “womb”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”), +‎ -are (“-ar”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /al.ve.oˈla.re/, [äl̺ve.oˈl̺äːr̺e], [äl̺ve̯oˈl̺äːr̺e]
  • Hyphenation: al‧ve‧o‧là‧re

Adjective

alveolare (masculine and feminine plural alveolari)

  1. (anatomy, botany) alveolar, alveolate
  2. (phonetics) alveolar (articulated with the tongue against the upper alveolar ridge)

Noun

alveolare f (plural alveolari)

  1. An alveolar speech sound.

Derived terms
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