epiglottidale

Italian

Etymology

Derived from epiglottide, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin epiglottis, from Ancient Greek ἐπιγλωττίς (epiglōttís), derived from γλῶττα (glôtta), variant of γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”).
Surface analysis: epiglottid(e) (“epiglottis”) +‎ -ale (“-al”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /epiɡlɔtːiˈdale/, [e.pi.ɡl̺ɔt̪.t̪iˈd̪äː.l̺e̞]
• Hyphenation: e‧pi‧glot‧ti‧dà‧le

Adjective

1. (anatomy) pertaining to the epiglottis, epiglottal
2. (phonetics) epiglottal

Noun

epiglottidale f (plural epiglottidali)

1. (phonetics) An epiglottal speech sound.

Synonyms

• epiglottale

Related terms

• epiglottide
• glottide