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French
Pronunciation
Adjective
glottale
- feminine singular of glottal
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French glottal, derived from glotte (“glottis”), ultimately from Ancient Greek γλῶττα (glôtta), variant of γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡlotˈta.le/
- Rhymes: -ale
- Hyphenation: glot‧tà‧le
Adjective
glottale (plural glottali)
- (phonetics, rare) glottal
- Synonym: glottidale
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