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glottidale

glottidale

Italian

Adjective

glottidale m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural glottidali)

  1. (anatomy) pertaining to the glottis, glottal
  2. (phonetics) glottal

Noun

glottidale f ‎(plural glottidali)

  1. (phonetics) A glottal speech sound.

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Etymology

Derived from glottide, from New Latin glottis, from Ancient Greek γλῶττίς ‎(glôttís), derived from γλῶττα ‎(glôtta), variant of γλῶσσα ‎(glôssa, “tongue”).
Surface analysis: glottid(e) ‎(“glottis”) +‎ -ale ‎(“-al”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /glot.tiˈdale/, [gl̺ot̪ːiˈd̪äːl̺e̞]
  • Hyphenation: glot‧ti‧dà‧le

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