Word: alveolar
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: al
ve
o
lar
Definition: Formed with the tongue touching or approaching the inner ridge of the gums of the upper front teeth.
Morphemes:
Affix: alveolus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The bony socket in which the root of a tooth resides.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: alvus
Language: la
Decoded: alvus
Meaning: the belly, paunch, bowels
Affix: -eus
Language: la
Decoded: -eus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: In adopted Greek words, surviving thus or as -īvus.
Affix: -olus
Language: la
Decoded: -olus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating small size or youth.
Affix: -ar
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of, near, or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āris
Language: la
Decoded: -aris
Meaning: of, pertaining to