epiglottide

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin epiglottidem, accusative of epiglottis, from Ancient Greek ἐπιγλωττίς (epiglōttís) derived from γλῶττα (glôtta), variant of γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”).
Surface analysis: epi- (“above”, “over”) +‎ glottide (“glottis”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /epiˈɡlɔtːide/, [e.piˈɡl̺ɔt̪.t̪i.d̪e]
  • Hyphenation: e‧pi‧glòt‧ti‧de

Noun

epiglottide f (plural epiglottidi)

  1. (anatomy) epiglottis

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /e.piˈɡlot.ti.de/, [ɛ.pɪˈɡɫɔt.tɪ.dɛ]

Noun

epiglottide f

  1. ablative singular of epiglottis
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