epiglottidale
Italian
Etymology
From epiglottide, from New Latin epiglottis, from Ancient Greek ἐπιγλωττίς (epiglōttís), derived from γλῶττα (glôtta), variant of γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”). By surface analysis, epiglottid(e) (“epiglottis”) + -ale (“-al”, adjectival derivational suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.pi.ɡlot.tiˈda.le/
- Rhymes: -ale
- Hyphenation: e‧pi‧glot‧ti‧dà‧le
Adjective
epiglottidale (plural epiglottidali)
- (anatomy) pertaining to the epiglottis, epiglottal
- (phonetics) epiglottal
Noun
epiglottidale f (plural epiglottidali)
- (phonetics) an epiglottal speech sound
- Synonym: epiglottale
Related terms
- epiglottide
- glottide