glottale

French

Adjective

glottale

  1. feminine of glottal

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French glottal, derived from glotte (“glottis”), ultimately from Ancient Greek γλῶττα (glôtta), variant of γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡlotˈta.le/, [ɡl̺ot̪ˈt̪äːl̺e̞]
  • Hyphenation: glot‧tà‧le

Adjective

glottale (masculine and feminine plural glottali)

  1. (phonetics, rare) glottal
    Synonym: glottidale

Derived terms
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