different between glottis vs ejective

English

Etymology

From New Latin glottis, from Ancient Greek ??????? (gl?ttís), ??????? (gl?ssís), derived from ?????? (glôtta), ?????? (glôssa). Cognates include Latin gula.

Noun

glottis (plural glottises or glottides)

1. (anatomy) The opening between the true vocal cords, located in the larynx.

Derived terms

• epiglottis
• subglottis
• supraglottis

Related terms

• glottal
• glottalisation, glottalization
• glottalise, glottalize
• glottalised, glottalized
• -glot

Translations

See also

• Wikipedia article on the glottis

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??lot?is/, [??lo?t??is?]
• Rhymes: -ot?is
• Syllabification: glot?tis

Noun

glottis

1. (anatomy) glottis

Declension

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (gl?ttís) derived from ?????? (glôtta), variant of ?????? (glôssa, “tongue”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /??lo?t.tis/, [????o?t???s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /??lot.tis/, [??l?t??is]

Noun

gl?ttis f (genitive gl?ttidis); third declension

1. (New Latin, anatomy) glottis

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Descendants

• English: glottis
• Italian: glottide

References

• glottis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• glottis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

eject +? -ive

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i?d??kt?v/
• Rhymes: -?kt?v

Adjective

ejective (not comparable)

1. Serving to eject, or characterised by ejection.

Noun

ejective (plural ejectives)

1. (phonetics) A nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly.

Translations

See also

• implosive