glottidale

Italian

Etymology

From glottide, from New Latin glottis, from Ancient Greek γλωττίς (glōttís), derived from γλῶττα (glôtta), variant of γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”). By surface analysis, glottid(e) (“glottis”) +‎ -ale (“-al”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlot.tiˈda.le/
• Rhymes: -ale
• Hyphenation: glot‧ti‧dà‧le

Adjective

glottidale (plural glottidali)

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

Noun

glottidale f (plural glottidali)

1. (phonetics) a glottal speech sound

   Synonym: (rare) glottale

Derived terms

• occlusiva glottidale

Related terms

• glottide