epiglottis

See also: Epiglottis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin epiglōttis, from Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s, “valve covering the larynx”), from ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, “upon, over”) +‎ γλωττῐ́ς (glōttĭ́s, “glottis, mouth of the windpipe”); equivalent to epi- (“upon; above”) +‎ glottis.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɒt.ɪs/

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɑ.tɪs/, [ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɑ.ɾɪs]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌep.ɪˈɡlɔt.ɪs/, [ˌep.ɪˈɡlɔɾ.ɪs]
• Rhymes: -ɒtɪs

Noun

epiglottis (plural epiglottises or epiglottides)

1. (anatomy) A cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a speech organ.
   • 2004, Top Gear, season 5, episode 9, Jeremy Clarkson (actor):

     My epiglottis is full of bees!

Derived terms

• epiglottal
• epiglottic
• epiglottidean
• epiglottidectomy
• epiglottitis
• epiglotto-

Related terms

• glottis

Translations

cartilaginous organ

• Arabic: لِسَان اَلْمِزْمَار m (lisān al-mizmār)

  Egyptian Arabic: لسان المزمار m (lisaan el muzmaar)

• Armenian: կատիկ (hy) (katik), մակալեզու (hy) (makalezu), մակալեզվակ (makalezvak)
• Catalan: epiglotis (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 會厭 / 会厌 (zh) (huìyàn)

• Czech: hrtanová příklopka f
• Dutch: epiglottis (nl), strotklep f
• Finnish: kurkunkansi (fi)
• French: épiglotte (fr) f
• German: Epiglottis (de) f
• Greek: επιγλωττίδα (el) f (epiglottída)
• Hungarian: gégefedő (hu)
• Icelandic: speldi n, barkakýlislok n, barkalok n
• Ido: epigloto (io)
• Indonesian: epiglotis (id)
• Japanese: 会厭 (ええん, een), 喉頭蓋 (ja)
• Kazakh: бөбешік (böbeşık)
• Korean: 후두개 (ko) (hudugae)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: zimanê kirkiragê m, zimanê zûrnayî m

• Latvian: uzbalsenis m
• Māori: kōpani
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: epiglottis m, strupelokk n

• Polish: nagłośnia f
• Portuguese: epiglote (pt) f
• Russian: надгорта́нник (ru) m (nadgortánnik)
• Spanish: epiglotis (es) f
• Swedish: epiglottis (sv), struplock (sv) n
• Tagalog: harang-pasadila
• Thai: ฝากล่องเสียง (fǎa-glɔ̀ng-sǐiang)
• Turkish: epiglottis (tr), epiglot, gırtlak kapağı

See also

• Category:epiglottis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

References

• “epiglottis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “epiglottis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• pig toilets

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English epiglottis), ultimately from New Latin epiglōttis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈepiɡlotːis/, [ˈe̞piɡˌlo̞t̪ːis̠]
• Rhymes: -otːis
• Syllabification^(key): e‧pig‧lot‧tis
• Hyphenation^(key): epig‧lot‧tis

Noun

epiglottis

1. epiglottis

Declension

Inflection of epiglottis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		epiglottis	epiglottikset
genitive		epiglottiksen	epiglottisten epiglottiksien
partitive		epiglottista	epiglottiksia
illative		epiglottikseen	epiglottiksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		epiglottis	epiglottikset
accusative	nom.	epiglottis	epiglottikset
	gen.	epiglottiksen
genitive		epiglottiksen	epiglottisten epiglottiksien
partitive		epiglottista	epiglottiksia
inessive		epiglottiksessa	epiglottiksissa
elative		epiglottiksesta	epiglottiksista
illative		epiglottikseen	epiglottiksiin
adessive		epiglottiksella	epiglottiksilla
ablative		epiglottikselta	epiglottiksilta
allative		epiglottikselle	epiglottiksille
essive		epiglottiksena	epiglottiksina
translative		epiglottikseksi	epiglottiksiksi
abessive		epiglottiksetta	epiglottiksitta
instructive		—	epiglottiksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of epiglottis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative epiglottikseni epiglottikseni accusative nom. epiglottikseni epiglottikseni gen. epiglottikseni genitive epiglottikseni epiglottisteni epiglottiksieni partitive epiglottistani epiglottiksiani inessive epiglottiksessani epiglottiksissani elative epiglottiksestani epiglottiksistani illative epiglottikseeni epiglottiksiini adessive epiglottiksellani epiglottiksillani ablative epiglottikseltani epiglottiksiltani allative epiglottikselleni epiglottiksilleni essive epiglottiksenani epiglottiksinani translative epiglottiksekseni epiglottiksikseni abessive epiglottiksettani epiglottiksittani instructive — — comitative — epiglottiksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative epiglottiksesi epiglottiksesi accusative nom. epiglottiksesi epiglottiksesi gen. epiglottiksesi genitive epiglottiksesi epiglottistesi epiglottiksiesi partitive epiglottistasi epiglottiksiasi inessive epiglottiksessasi epiglottiksissasi elative epiglottiksestasi epiglottiksistasi illative epiglottikseesi epiglottiksiisi adessive epiglottiksellasi epiglottiksillasi ablative epiglottikseltasi epiglottiksiltasi allative epiglottiksellesi epiglottiksillesi essive epiglottiksenasi epiglottiksinasi translative epiglottikseksesi epiglottiksiksesi abessive epiglottiksettasi epiglottiksittasi instructive — — comitative — epiglottiksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative epiglottiksemme epiglottiksemme accusative nom. epiglottiksemme epiglottiksemme gen. epiglottiksemme genitive epiglottiksemme epiglottistemme epiglottiksiemme partitive epiglottistamme epiglottiksiamme inessive epiglottiksessamme epiglottiksissamme elative epiglottiksestamme epiglottiksistamme illative epiglottikseemme epiglottiksiimme adessive epiglottiksellamme epiglottiksillamme ablative epiglottikseltamme epiglottiksiltamme allative epiglottiksellemme epiglottiksillemme essive epiglottiksenamme epiglottiksinamme translative epiglottikseksemme epiglottiksiksemme abessive epiglottiksettamme epiglottiksittamme instructive — — comitative — epiglottiksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative epiglottiksenne epiglottiksenne accusative nom. epiglottiksenne epiglottiksenne gen. epiglottiksenne genitive epiglottiksenne epiglottistenne epiglottiksienne partitive epiglottistanne epiglottiksianne inessive epiglottiksessanne epiglottiksissanne elative epiglottiksestanne epiglottiksistanne illative epiglottikseenne epiglottiksiinne adessive epiglottiksellanne epiglottiksillanne ablative epiglottikseltanne epiglottiksiltanne allative epiglottiksellenne epiglottiksillenne essive epiglottiksenanne epiglottiksinanne translative epiglottikseksenne epiglottiksiksenne abessive epiglottiksettanne epiglottiksittanne instructive — — comitative — epiglottiksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative epiglottiksensa epiglottiksensa accusative nom. epiglottiksensa epiglottiksensa gen. epiglottiksensa genitive epiglottiksensa epiglottistensa epiglottiksiensa partitive epiglottistaan epiglottistansa epiglottiksiaan epiglottiksiansa inessive epiglottiksessaan epiglottiksessansa epiglottiksissaan epiglottiksissansa elative epiglottiksestaan epiglottiksestansa epiglottiksistaan epiglottiksistansa illative epiglottikseensa epiglottiksiinsa adessive epiglottiksellaan epiglottiksellansa epiglottiksillaan epiglottiksillansa ablative epiglottikseltaan epiglottikseltansa epiglottiksiltaan epiglottiksiltansa allative epiglottikselleen epiglottiksellensa epiglottiksilleen epiglottiksillensa essive epiglottiksenaan epiglottiksenansa epiglottiksinaan epiglottiksinansa translative epiglottiksekseen epiglottikseksensa epiglottiksikseen epiglottiksiksensa abessive epiglottiksettaan epiglottiksettansa epiglottiksittaan epiglottiksittansa instructive — — comitative — epiglottiksineen epiglottiksinensa

Synonyms

• kurkunkansi

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s, “valve covering the larynx”), from ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, “upon, over”) +‎ γλωττῐ́ς (glōttĭ́s, “glottis, mouth of the windpipe”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɛ.pɪˈɡɫoːt.tɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [e.piˈɡlɔt.tis]

Noun

epiglōttis f (genitive epiglōttidis); third declension (Late Latin)

1. (anatomy) an epiglottis

Inflection

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	epiglōttis	epiglōttidēs
genitive	epiglōttidis	epiglōttidum
dative	epiglōttidī	epiglōttidibus
accusative	epiglōttidem	epiglōttidēs
ablative	epiglōttide	epiglōttidibus
vocative	epiglōttis	epiglōttidēs

Descendants

• → English: epiglottis
• → Irish: eipeaglotas
• → Italian: epiglottide