epiglottide
Italian
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): /epiˈɡlɔtːide/, [e.piˈɡl̺ɔt̪.t̪i.d̪e]
- Hyphenation: e‧pi‧glòt‧ti‧de
Noun
epiglottide f (plural epiglottidi)
- (anatomy) epiglottis
Related terms
- glottide
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /e.piˈɡlot.ti.de/, [ɛ.pɪˈɡɫɔt.tɪ.dɛ]
Noun
epiglottide f
- ablative singular of epiglottis