glottale

French

Adjective

glottale

1. feminine of glottal

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French glottal, derived from glotte (“glottis”), ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek γλῶττα (glôtta), variant of γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

1. (phonetics, rare) glottal

   Synonym: glottidale

Derived terms

• occlusiva glottale - glottal stop