glottis
/ˈɡlɒtəs/GLAH-tuhs
/ˈɡlɑtəs/GLAH-tuhs
Meaningthe tongue-part
Common meaning: the opening between the vocal cords
- glottthe tongue; speechLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 166 · scan
- isGreek noun ending marking an act or process
Journey through time
- Greekγλωττίς‘mouth of the windpipe’source
- Englishglottis‘the opening between the vocal cords’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek γλῶσσα ‘the tongue’.
Roots
- γλῶσσα, γλῶττα Greek “the tongue; speech”
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