epiglottis
See also: Epiglottis
English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Noun
epiglottis (plural epiglottises or epiglottides)
- (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, Jeremy Clarkson, Top Gear Series 5, Episode 9:
- My epiglottis is full of bees!
- 2004, Jeremy Clarkson, Top Gear Series 5, Episode 9:
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
cartilaginous organ in the throat
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Anagrams
Finnish
Pronunciation
Noun
epiglottis
Declension
Inflection of epiglottis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | ||||
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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. |
Synonyms
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐπιγλωττίς (epiglōttís), derived from γλῶττα (glôtta), variant of γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /e.piˈɡloːt.tis/, [ɛpɪˈɡɫ̪oːt̪ːɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.piˈɡlot.tis/, [epiˈɡlɔt̪ːis]
Noun
epiglōttis f (genitive epiglōttidis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | epiglōttis | epiglōttidēs |
Genitive | epiglōttidis | epiglōttidum |
Dative | epiglōttidī | epiglōttidibus |
Accusative | epiglōttidem | epiglōttidēs |
Ablative | epiglōttide | epiglōttidibus |
Vocative | epiglōttis | epiglōttidēs |
Descendants
- English: epiglottis
- Italian: epiglottide
Categories:
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- en:Anatomy
- Finnish 4-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/otːis
- Rhymes:Finnish/otːis/4 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish vastaus-type nominals
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin 4-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin nouns
- Latin third declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the third declension
- Latin feminine nouns
- Late Latin
- la:Anatomy