English Explanatory Dictionary

epiglottal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to the epiglottis.
  2. Produced using the epiglottis.
noun
  1. An epiglottal consonant.

Pronunciation

/ɛpɪˈɡlɒtəl/ /ɛpɪˈɡlɑtəl/ [ɛpɪˈɡlɑ.ɾɫ̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-epiglottal.wav

Word forms

epiglottal epiglottals

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-) Proto-Hellenic *glṓťťā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek γλωσσῐ́ς (glōssĭ́s) Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς (epĭglōssĭ́s) Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s)bor. New Latin epiglōttislbor. English epiglottis 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 epiglottal From epiglottis + -al.

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