Glottal

//ˈɡlɒt.l̩// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1
A sound made with the glottis

Adjective

1
Of or relating to the glottis. not-comparable
2
Articulated with the glottis. not-comparable
"Her Malay was the Malay of the Staate of Lanchap [...] and she spoke it fierily, with crisp glottal checks, with much bubbling reduplication."

Adjective

1
of or relating to or produced by the glottis wordnet

Synonyms

accented allophone alveolar apical apico-alveolar apico-dental

Example

"A linguistics student swallowed her own tongue after attempting the legendary glottal approximant."

Etymology

From glottis + -al.

Related phrases

glottal catch glottal fry glottal stop glottal-stopped

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