alveolare

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin alveolus, a diminutive of alveus (“a tray, trough, basin”), from alvus (“the belly, the stomach, bowels, womb, etc.”). === Noun === alveolare The lowest point on the septum between the central incisors of the upper jaw. == German == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aːʁə === Adjective === alveolare inflection of alveolar: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Italian == === Etymology === From alveolo (“alveolus”) +‎ -are (adjective-forming suffix), from Latin alveolus (“small cavity”), derived from alveus (“hollow, cavity”), from alvus (“belly, womb”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /al.ve.oˈla.re/ Rhymes: -are Hyphenation: al‧ve‧o‧là‧re === Adjective === alveolare m or f by sense (plural alveolari) (anatomy, botany) alveolar, alveolate (phonetics) alveolar (articulated with the tongue against the upper alveolar ridge) === Noun === alveolare f (plural alveolari) an alveolar speech sound ==== Derived terms ==== alveolo-palatale postalveolare palatoalveolare ==== Related terms ==== alveolo