glottal

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɒt.l̩/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɑt.l̩/
• Rhymes: -ɒtəl
• Hyphenation: glot‧tal

Adjective

glottal (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the glottis.
2. (phonetics) articulated with the glottis

Synonyms

• glottic
• glottidean

Derived terms

Terms derived from glottal

• glottal catch
• glottal fry
• glottalic
• glottalize
• glottal stop

• nonglottal
• pharyngoglottal
• subglottal
• supraglottal
• transglottal

Translations

of or relating to the glottis

• Czech: glotální
• French: glottique (fr), glottal (fr)
• German: glottal (de)
• Portuguese: glotal

• Scottish Gaelic: glotasach
• Turkish: gırtlaksal, gırtlaksı (tr)
• Welsh: glotol

articulated with the glottis

• Arabic: حَنْجَرِيّ‎‎ (ḥanjariyy)

• Tagalog: pigit

Noun

glottal (plural glottals)

1. (linguistics) A sound made with the glottis

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French

Etymology

Derived from glott(e) (“glottis”) +‎ -al (“-al”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlɔ.tal/

Adjective

glottal (feminine singular glottale, masculine plural glottaux, feminine plural glottales)

1. (anatomy) pertaining to the glottis, glottal
2. (phonetics) articulated with the glottis, glottal

Related terms

• supraglottal
• épiglottal