What is another word for coronals?

Pronunciation: [kˈɒɹɒnə͡lz] (IPA)

Coronals are a type of consonant sound produced by the front of the tongue contacting or nearly contacting the roof of the mouth. Common synonyms for coronals include dental, alveolar, and post-alveolar consonants. The term dental refers to sounds produced by placing the tongue against the teeth, while alveolar consonants involve the tongue touching or approaching the ridge behind the upper teeth. Post-alveolar sounds, on the other hand, involve the tongue extending slightly beyond the alveolar ridge. Examples of coronal consonants include 't', 'd', 's', and 'z', which are all produced with the front of the tongue and the roof of the mouth.

What are the hypernyms for Coronals?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for coronals?

Coronals are sounds that are made with the tip, blade or front surface of the tongue touching or approaching the teeth, alveolar ridge, or hard palate. Some antonyms for coronals include dorsal, velar, and uvular sounds. Dorsal sounds are made by raising the back of the tongue towards the velum or soft palate, producing sounds like 'k' and 'g.' Velar sounds are made when the tongue touches or approaches the soft palate, producing sounds like 'ch' and 'j'. Uvular sounds are made when the back of the tongue touches the uvula or hangs down, producing sounds like 'q' and 'x'. By understanding the different types of sounds, we can improve our pronunciation and communication skills in various languages.

What are the antonyms for Coronals?

Usage examples for Coronals

Lofty mountain peaks towered beyond and reflected their coronals of snow in the lake which they embosomed.
"If Any Man Sin"
H. A. Cody
In the middle distance you will see a group of herring weirs, which with their coronals of tufted saplings form the very most picturesque aspect of any fishing industry.
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William Dean Howells Last Updated: February 27, 2009
Where are the infinite ways which, Seraphtrod, Wound thro' your great Elysian solitudes, Whose lowest depths were, as with visible love, Fill'd with Divine effulgence, circumfus'd, Flowing between the clear and polish'd stems, And ever circling round their emerald cones In coronals and glories, such as gird The unfading foreheads of the Saints in Heaven?
"The Suppressed Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson"
Alfred Lord Tennyson

Famous quotes with Coronals

  • Here sees he the illustrious dead Who fighting for their country bled; Priests who while earthly life remained Preserved that life unsoiled, unstained; Blest bards, transparent souls and clear, Whose song was worthy Phoebus' ear; Inventors who by arts refined The common lot of human kind, With all who grateful memory won By services to others done: A goodly brotherhood, bedight With coronals of virgin white.
    John Conington

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