English Explanatory Dictionary

postdental

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Produced by placing the tip of the tongue at the back of the upper front teeth
noun
  1. Such a consonant

Word forms

postdental postdentals

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- Middle French dentalbor. Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dēns Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin dentālisbor. English dental English postdental From post- + dental.

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