glottale

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡlɔ.tal/
Homophones: glottal, glottales

Adjective

glottale

feminine singular of glottal

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French glottal, derived from glotte (“glottis”), ultimately from Ancient Greek γλῶττα (glôtta), variant of γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡlotˈta.le/
Rhymes: -ale
Hyphenation: glot‧tà‧le

Adjective

glottale (plural glottali)

(phonetics, rare) glottal
Synonym: glottidale

Derived terms

occlusiva glottale (“glottal stop”)

Anagrams

galletto, gattello

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