γλῶττα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• γλάσσα (Ionic)
• γλῶσσα (standard)

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /ɡlɔ́͜ɔt̚ta/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /ɣlóːt̚ta/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ɣlót̚ta/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ɣlót̚ta/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /ɣlóta/

Noun

γλῶττα (genitive γλώττης) f, first declension; (glōtta)

1. a tongue

Inflection

Inflection

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ γλῶττᾰ	τὼ γλώττᾱ	αἱ γλῶτται
Genitive	τῆς γλώττης	τοῖν γλώτταιν	τῶν γλωττῶν
Dative	τῇ γλώττῃ	τοῖν γλώτταιν	ταῖς γλώτταις
Accusative	τὴν γλῶττᾰν	τὼ γλώττᾱ	τὰς γλώττᾱς
Vocative	γλῶττᾰ	γλώττᾱ	γλῶτται

Descendants

• English: glottis, polyglot
• Italian: glottide, poliglotto

References

• LSJ