glottal
adjective
- pertaining to the glottis
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɡlɒt.l̩/ / /ˈɡlɑ.tl̩/ / [ˈɡlɑ.ɾl̩]
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English glottis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English glottal From glottis + -al.
- Of or relating to the glottis.
- Articulated with the glottis.
“Her Malay was the Malay of the Staate of Lanchap [...] and she spoke it fierily, with crisp glottal checks, with much bubbling reduplication.”
“Both EE and SSBE feature glottal stops – unvoiced Ts – but in EE it can happen in the middle of words – eg “wa’er for “water” – whereas in SSBE it happens only at the end of words.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English glottis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English glottal From glottis + -al.
- A sound made with the glottis