glottale

French

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

glottale

1. 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)

1. (phonetics, rare) glottal

   Synonym: glottidale

Derived terms

• occlusiva glottale (“glottal stop”)

Anagrams

• galletto, gattello