epiglottidale
Italian
Etymology
Derived from epiglottide, from New Latin epiglottis, from Ancient Greek ἐπιγλωττίς (epiglōttís), derived from γλῶττα (glôtta), variant of γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”).
Surface analysis: epiglottid(e) (“epiglottis”) + -ale (“-al”, adjectival derivational suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /epiɡlɔtːiˈdale/, [e.pi.ɡl̺ɔt̪.t̪iˈd̪äː.l̺e̞]
- Hyphenation: e‧pi‧glot‧ti‧dà‧le
Adjective
epiglottidale (masculine and feminine plural epiglottidali)
- (anatomy) pertaining to the epiglottis, epiglottal
- (phonetics) epiglottal
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