Postconsonantal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Postconsonantal is an adjective meaning Following or occurring after a consonant.
Meaning
Following or occurring after a consonant.
Example Sentences
Coordinate term: postvocalic
[…] -able does not attach to verbs ending in a postconsonantal liquid […]
This reconstructed *fra/umíu could in turn go back to earlier *fla/umíu[…] The distinction between postconsonantal -l- and -r- is only preserved in Baunei, for which this specific word is unfortunately not attested.
Antonyms for postconsonantal
Common opposites include preconsonantal.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include preconsonantal, anteconsonantal, postvocalic, postconceptive, postverbal, postnoun.
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