glottal stop

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English

Pronunciation

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• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /ɡlɒʔəl stɒp/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɡlɒtəl stɒp/

Noun

glottal stop (plural glottal stops)

1. (phonetics) A plosive sound articulated with the glottis.
2. The glottal stop symbol, ʔ.

Synonyms

• glottal plosive
• hiatus

See also

• hamza

Translations

plosive sound articulated with the glottis

• Asturian: oclusiva glotal f
• Catalan: oclusiva glotal f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 聲門塞音, 声门塞音 (shēngmén sèyīn), 清喉塞音 (qīnghóu sèyīn)

• Czech: ráz (cs) m
• Dutch: glottisslag (nl)
• Esperanto: glota halto
• French: coup de glotte (fr) m
• German: Knacklaut (de), glottaler Plosiv m, Stimmritzenverschlusslaut m, Glottisschlag m
• Guaraní: puso
• Hungarian: glottális stop
• Japanese: 声門閉鎖音 (せいもんへいさおん, seimon heisaon), 声門破裂音 (せいもんはれつおん, seimon haretsuon)
• Korean: 성문 폐쇄음 (seongmun pyeswae-eum)

• Lakota: khezé
• Limburgish: glottisslaag
• Navajo: saad niyíłtłáádígíí
• Polish: zwarcie krtaniowe n
• Portuguese: oclusiva glotal f
• Romanian: ocluziune glotală f
• Russian: горта́нная смы́чка f (gortánnaja smýčka), твёрдый при́ступ m (tvjórdyj prístup)
• Scottish Gaelic: consan dùinte glotasach m
• Spanish: oclusiva glotal f, saltillo (es) m
• Swedish: glottisstöt c
• Tahitian: ’eta
• Tzotzil: tsʼukal

See also

• ʔ
• ʻokina, ‘okina, 'okina, okina
• stød
• uh-oh