epiglottal

See also: épiglottal

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí)

Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-)

Proto-Hellenic *glṓťťā

Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)

Ancient Greek -ις (-is)

Ancient Greek γλωσσῐ́ς (glōssĭ́s)

Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς (epĭglōssĭ́s)

Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s)bor.

New Latin epiglōttislbor.

English epiglottis

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālisbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

English -al

English epiglottal

From epiglottis + -al.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɛpɪˈɡlɒtəl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɛpɪˈɡlɑtəl/, [ɛpɪˈɡlɑ.ɾɫ̩]

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Adjective

epiglottal (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to the epiglottis.
2. (phonetics) Produced using the epiglottis.

Translations

pertaining to the epiglottis

• Finnish: kurkunkansi-
• French: épiglottal (fr)
• Italian: epiglottale, epiglottidale
• Welsh: ardafodol

phonetics

• Finnish: epiglottaalinen (fi)
• French: épiglottal (fr)
• Italian: epiglottale, epiglottidale

Noun

epiglottal (plural epiglottals)

1. (phonetics) An epiglottal consonant.

Translations

epiglottal consonant