The glottis is part of the larynx.
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Glottis
//ˈɡlɒt.ɪs//
Synonyms for "glottis"
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31 translations across 28 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- γλωσσίς noun (organ of speech)
Catalan
1 entries- glotis noun (organ of speech)
Chinese
1 entries- 聲門 /声门 noun (organ of speech)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 聲門 /声门 noun (organ of speech)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 聲門 /声门 noun (organ of speech)
Czech
1 entries- hlasivková štěrbina noun (organ of speech)
Esperanto
1 entries- gloto noun (organ of speech)
Finnish
1 entries- äänirako noun (organ of speech)
French
1 entries- glotte noun (organ of speech)
Galician
1 entries- glote noun (organ of speech)
German
2 entries- Glottis noun (organ of speech)
- Stimmritze noun (organ of speech)
Hebrew
1 entries- סדק קול noun (organ of speech)
Hungarian
2 entries- hangrés noun (organ of speech)
- hangszalagrés noun (organ of speech)
Ido
1 entries- gloto noun (organ of speech)
Indonesian
1 entries- glotis noun (organ of speech)
Italian
1 entries- glottide noun (organ of speech)
Japanese
1 entries- 声門 noun (organ of speech)
Korean
1 entries- 성문 noun (organ of speech)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- zengîlok noun (organ of speech)
Polish
1 entries- głośnia noun (organ of speech)
Portuguese
1 entries- glote noun (organ of speech)
Romanian
1 entries- glotă noun (organ of speech)
Russian
1 entries- гло́тка noun (organ of speech)
Spanish
1 entries- glotis noun (organ of speech)
Tagalog
1 entries- pasadila noun (organ of speech)
Thai
2 entries- ชุดสายเสียง noun (organ of speech)
- ช่องเส้นเสียง noun (organ of speech)
Tzotzil
1 entries- tsʼuk noun (organ of speech)
Vietnamese
1 entries- thanh môn noun (organ of speech)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The glottis separates the upper and lower respiratory tracts.
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A glottal stop is a consonant articulated by closing and opening the glottis.
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