French

Adjective

glottale

1. feminine of glottal

Italian

Etymology

From French glottal, derived from glotte ‎(“glottis”), ultimately from Ancient Greek γλῶττα ‎(glôtta), variant of γλῶσσα ‎(glôssa, “tongue”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /gloˈtːale/, [gl̺ot̪.t̪äː.l̺e̞]
• Hyphenation: glot‧tà‧le

Adjective

glottale m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural glottali)

1. (phonetics, rare) glottal

Synonyms

• glottidale

Derived terms

• occlusiva glottale - glottal stop