Etymology

From Late Latin epiglottidem, accusative of epiglottis, from Ancient Greek ἐπιγλωττίς ‎(epiglōttís) derived from γλῶττα ‎(glôtta), variant of γλῶσσα ‎(glôssa, “tongue”).
Surface analysis: epi- ‎(“above”, “over”) +‎ glottide ‎(“glottis”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /epiˈglɔtːide/, [e.piˈgl̺ɔt̪.t̪i.d̪e]
• Hyphenation: e‧pi‧glòt‧ti‧de