alveolar

From alveolus +‎ -ar = alveol- +‎ -ar.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /alˈviː.əl.ə/, /ˌal.viˈəʊ.lə/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ælˈvi.əl.ɚ/, /ælˈvi.lɚ/
• Rhymes: -iːələ(ɹ), -əʊlə(ɹ)

alveolar (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, relational) Relating to the alveoli (small air sacs) of the lungs.
2. (anatomy, relational) Relating to the jaw ridge containing the tooth sockets.
3. (phonetics) Formed with the tongue touching or approaching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth.
4. (anatomy, relational) Relating to the glands with secretory cells about a central space.

• alveolary

alveolar (plural alveolars)

1. (phonetics) An alveolar consonant.

   Synonym: (obsolete) gingival

• “alveolar”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “alveolar”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

alveolar c (singular definite alveolaren, plural indefinite alveolarer)

1. (phonetics) alveolar

Adjective form of Alveole (“alveolus”).

• IPA^(key): [alveoˈlaːɐ̯]

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• Rhymes: -aːɐ̯
• Hyphenation: al‧ve‧o‧lar

alveolar (strong nominative masculine singular alveolarer, not comparable)

1. (phonetics) alveolar

• Alveolar

• “alveolar” in Duden online
• “alveolar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

alveolar m

1. indefinite plural of alveol

alveolar m or f (plural alveolares)

1. (anatomy) alveolar (relating to the alveoli of the lungs)
2. (anatomy) alveolar (relating to the jaw ridge)
3. (phonetics, of a phoneme) alveolar (produced on the jaw ridge)

alveolar f (plural alveolares)

1. (phonetics) alveolar (a consonant produced on the jaw ridge)

Borrowed from French alvéolaire.

alveolar m or n (feminine singular alveolară, masculine plural alveolari, feminine and neuter plural alveolare)

1. alveolar

• IPA^(key): /alʋeǒlaːr/
• Hyphenation: al‧ve‧o‧lar

alveòlār m (Cyrillic spelling алвео̀ла̄р)

1. an alveolar

   Synonym: dèsnīk

From alvéolo +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /albeoˈlaɾ/ [al.β̞e.oˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: al‧ve‧o‧lar

alveolar m or f (masculine and feminine plural alveolares)

1. alveolar

alveolar f (plural alveolares)

1. alveolar

• “alveolar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28