Glottis

See also: glottis

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin glottis, from Ancient Greek γλωττίς (glōttís).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɔtɪs/

• Audio:

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Noun

Glottis f (genitive Glottis, plural Glottides or Glottes)

1. glottis

   Synonym: Stimmritze

Declension

Declension of Glottis [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Glottis	die	Glottides, Glottes
genitive	einer	der	Glottis	der	Glottides, Glottes
dative	einer	der	Glottis	den	Glottides, Glottes
accusative	eine	die	Glottis	die	Glottides, Glottes

Derived terms

• glottal
• Glottiskrampf
• Glottisschlag, Glottisverschluss

Further reading

• “Glottis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Glottis” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Glottis” in Duden online
• Glottis on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de