Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /epiglɔtːiˈdale/, [e.pi.gl̺ɔt̪.t̪iˈd̪äː.l̺e̞]
• Hyphenation: e‧pi‧glot‧ti‧dà‧le