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Pronunciation
Adjective
glotal m or f (masculine and feminine plural glotals)
- (anatomy) glottal (relating to the glottis)
- (phonetics, of a phoneme) glottal (articulated on the glottis)
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -al, -aw
- Hyphenation: glo‧tal
Adjective
glotal m or f (plural glotais)
- (anatomy) glottal (relating to the glottis)
- (phonetics, of a phoneme) glottal (articulated on the glottis)
Noun
glotal f (plural glotais)
- (phonetics) glottal (a consonant articulated on the glottis)
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French glottal.
Adjective
glotal m or n (feminine singular glotală, masculine plural glotali, feminine and neuter plural glotale)
- glottal
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡloˈtal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: glo‧tal
Adjective
glotal m or f (masculine and feminine plural glotales)
- glottal
Derived terms
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