epiglottale

See also: épiglottale

Italian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French épiglottal, derived from épiglotte, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin epiglottis, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἐπιγλωττίς (epiglōttís), derived from γλῶττα (glôtta), variant of γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.pi.ɡlotˈta.le/, [epiɡl̺ot̪t̪äːl̺e̞]
• Hyphenation: e‧pi‧glot‧tà‧le

Adjective

1. (phonetics) epiglottal

Synonyms

• epiglottidale

Related terms

• epiglottide