epiglottidale

Italian

Etymology

From epiglottide, from New Latin epiglottis, from Ancient Greek ἐπιγλωττίς (epiglōttís), derived from γλῶττα (glôtta), variant of γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”). By surface analysis, epiglottid(e) (“epiglottis”) +‎ -ale (“-al”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

epiglottidale (plural epiglottidali)

1. (anatomy) pertaining to the epiglottis, epiglottal
2. (phonetics) epiglottal

Noun

epiglottidale f (plural epiglottidali)

1. (phonetics) an epiglottal speech sound

   Synonym: epiglottale

Related terms

• epiglottide
• glottide