glottis

See also: Glottis

English

Etymology

Late 16th century borrowing from New Latin glōttis, from Ancient Greek γλωττῐ́ς (glōttís, “mouth of the windpipe”), from γλῶττᾰ (glôtta, “tongue”) +‎ -ῐς (-is, feminine noun suffix). Cognates include Latin gula.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɒ.tɪs/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlɑ.tɪs/
• Rhymes: -ɒtɪs

Noun

glottis (plural glottises or glottides)

1. (anatomy) The opening between the true vocal cords which is located in the larynx and affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.

Derived terms

• diglottism
• epiglottis
• glottal
• glottic
• glotto-, glott-
• subglottis
• supraglottis

 

Related terms

• glottalise, glottalize
• -glot
• proglottis

Translations

organ of speech

• Catalan: glotis (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 聲門／声门 (seng¹ mun⁴)

  Hokkien: 聲門／声门 (siaⁿ-mn̂g)

  Mandarin: 聲門／声门 (zh) (shēngmén)

• Esperanto: gloto
• Finnish: äänirako (fi)
• French: glotte (fr) f
• Galician: glote (gl) f
• German: Stimmritze f, Glottis (de) f
• Greek:

  Ancient: γλωσσίς f (glōssís)

• Hebrew: סדק קול m (sédeq qol)
• Hungarian: hangrés (hu), hangszalagrés
• Ido: gloto (io)
• Italian: glottide (it) f
• Japanese: 声門 (ja) (せいもん, seimon)
• Korean: 성문(聲門) (seongmun)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: zengîlok f

• Polish: głośnia (pl) f
• Portuguese: glote (pt) f
• Romanian: glotă (ro) f
• Russian: гло́тка (ru) f (glótka)
• Spanish: glotis (es) f
• Tagalog: pasadila
• Thai: ช่องเส้นเสียง, ชุดสายเสียง
• Tzotzil: tsʼuk
• Vietnamese: thanh môn (聲門)

References

• “glottis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “glottis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Dutch

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin glōttis, from Ancient Greek γλωττῐ́ς (glōttís).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣlɔ.tɪs/
• Hyphenation: glot‧tis

Noun

glottis f (plural glottissen)

1. glottis

   Synonym: stemspleet

Derived terms

• glottaal
• glottisslag

Related terms

• glosse
• polyglot

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin glōttis, from Ancient Greek γλωττῐ́ς (glōttís).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlotːis/, [ˈɡlo̞t̪ːis̠]
• Rhymes: -otːis
• Syllabification^(key): glot‧tis

Noun

glottis

1. (anatomy) glottis

Declension

Inflection of glottis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		glottis	glottikset
genitive		glottiksen	glottisten glottiksien
partitive		glottista	glottiksia
illative		glottikseen	glottiksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		glottis	glottikset
accusative	nom.	glottis	glottikset
	gen.	glottiksen
genitive		glottiksen	glottisten glottiksien
partitive		glottista	glottiksia
inessive		glottiksessa	glottiksissa
elative		glottiksesta	glottiksista
illative		glottikseen	glottiksiin
adessive		glottiksella	glottiksilla
ablative		glottikselta	glottiksilta
allative		glottikselle	glottiksille
essive		glottiksena	glottiksina
translative		glottikseksi	glottiksiksi
abessive		glottiksetta	glottiksitta
instructive		—	glottiksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of glottis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative glottikseni glottikseni accusative nom. glottikseni glottikseni gen. glottikseni genitive glottikseni glottisteni glottiksieni partitive glottistani glottiksiani inessive glottiksessani glottiksissani elative glottiksestani glottiksistani illative glottikseeni glottiksiini adessive glottiksellani glottiksillani ablative glottikseltani glottiksiltani allative glottikselleni glottiksilleni essive glottiksenani glottiksinani translative glottiksekseni glottiksikseni abessive glottiksettani glottiksittani instructive — — comitative — glottiksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative glottiksesi glottiksesi accusative nom. glottiksesi glottiksesi gen. glottiksesi genitive glottiksesi glottistesi glottiksiesi partitive glottistasi glottiksiasi inessive glottiksessasi glottiksissasi elative glottiksestasi glottiksistasi illative glottikseesi glottiksiisi adessive glottiksellasi glottiksillasi ablative glottikseltasi glottiksiltasi allative glottiksellesi glottiksillesi essive glottiksenasi glottiksinasi translative glottikseksesi glottiksiksesi abessive glottiksettasi glottiksittasi instructive — — comitative — glottiksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative glottiksemme glottiksemme accusative nom. glottiksemme glottiksemme gen. glottiksemme genitive glottiksemme glottistemme glottiksiemme partitive glottistamme glottiksiamme inessive glottiksessamme glottiksissamme elative glottiksestamme glottiksistamme illative glottikseemme glottiksiimme adessive glottiksellamme glottiksillamme ablative glottikseltamme glottiksiltamme allative glottiksellemme glottiksillemme essive glottiksenamme glottiksinamme translative glottikseksemme glottiksiksemme abessive glottiksettamme glottiksittamme instructive — — comitative — glottiksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative glottiksenne glottiksenne accusative nom. glottiksenne glottiksenne gen. glottiksenne genitive glottiksenne glottistenne glottiksienne partitive glottistanne glottiksianne inessive glottiksessanne glottiksissanne elative glottiksestanne glottiksistanne illative glottikseenne glottiksiinne adessive glottiksellanne glottiksillanne ablative glottikseltanne glottiksiltanne allative glottiksellenne glottiksillenne essive glottiksenanne glottiksinanne translative glottikseksenne glottiksiksenne abessive glottiksettanne glottiksittanne instructive — — comitative — glottiksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative glottiksensa glottiksensa accusative nom. glottiksensa glottiksensa gen. glottiksensa genitive glottiksensa glottistensa glottiksiensa partitive glottistaan glottistansa glottiksiaan glottiksiansa inessive glottiksessaan glottiksessansa glottiksissaan glottiksissansa elative glottiksestaan glottiksestansa glottiksistaan glottiksistansa illative glottikseensa glottiksiinsa adessive glottiksellaan glottiksellansa glottiksillaan glottiksillansa ablative glottikseltaan glottikseltansa glottiksiltaan glottiksiltansa allative glottikselleen glottiksellensa glottiksilleen glottiksillensa essive glottiksenaan glottiksenansa glottiksinaan glottiksinansa translative glottiksekseen glottikseksensa glottiksikseen glottiksiksensa abessive glottiksettaan glottiksettansa glottiksittaan glottiksittansa instructive — — comitative — glottiksineen glottiksinensa

Latin

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek γλωττῐ́ς (glōttís, “mouth of the windpipe; corncrake”), from γλῶττᾰ (glôtta, “tongue”) +‎ -ῐς (-is, feminine noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡloːt.tis/, [ˈɡɫ̪oːt̪ːɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlot.tis/, [ˈɡlɔt̪ːis]

Noun

glōttis f (genitive glōttidis); third declension

1. a little bird
2. (New Latin, anatomy) the glottis

Inflection

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	glōttis	glōttidēs
Genitive	glōttidis	glōttidum
Dative	glōttidī	glōttidibus
Accusative	glōttidem	glōttidēs
Ablative	glōttide	glōttidibus
Vocative	glōttis	glōttidēs

Related terms

• hypoglōttion

Descendants

Descendants of glōttis in other languages

• → English: glottis
• → French: glotte
• → Italian: glottide

References

• “glottis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• glottis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.