alveolar

== English == === Etymology === From alveolus +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /alˈviː.əl.ə/, /ˌal.viˈəʊ.lə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ælˈvi.əl.ɚ/, /ælˈvi.lɚ/ Rhymes: -iːələ(ɹ), -əʊlə(ɹ) === Adjective === 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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== alveolary ==== Translations ==== === Noun === alveolar (plural alveolars) (phonetics) An alveolar consonant. Synonym: (obsolete) gingival ==== Translations ==== === References === “alveolar”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “alveolar”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Danish == === Noun === alveolar c (singular definite alveolaren, plural indefinite alveolarer) (phonetics) alveolar ==== Declension ==== == German == === Etymology === Adjective form of Alveole (“alveolus”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [alveoˈlaːɐ̯] Rhymes: -aːɐ̯ Hyphenation: al‧ve‧o‧lar === Adjective === alveolar (strong nominative masculine singular alveolarer, not comparable) (phonetics) alveolar ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Alveolar === Further reading === “alveolar” in Duden online “alveolar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === alveolar m indefinite plural of alveol == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === 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 === alveolar f (plural alveolares) (phonetics) alveolar (a consonant produced on the jaw ridge) === Further reading === “alveolar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “alveolar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French alvéolaire. === Adjective === alveolar m or n (feminine singular alveolară, masculine plural alveolari, feminine/neuter plural alveolare) alveolar ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alʋeǒlaːr/ Hyphenation: al‧ve‧o‧lar === Noun === alveòlār m inan (Cyrillic spelling алвео̀ла̄р) an alveolar Synonym: dèsnīk ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From alvéolo +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /albeoˈlaɾ/ [al.β̞e.oˈlaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: al‧ve‧o‧lar === Adjective === alveolar m or f (masculine and feminine plural alveolares) alveolar === Noun === alveolar f (plural alveolares) alveolar === Further reading === “alveolar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === From German alveolar === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alvɛʊˈlɑːr/ === Adjective === alveolar (not comparable) (phonology, phonetics) alveolar ==== Declension ==== === Noun === alveolar c (phonetics, phonology) alveolar consonant ==== Declension ==== === References === alveolar in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) alveolar in Svensk ordbok (SO) alveolar in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)