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See also: Epiglottis
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from New Latin epiglōttis, from Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epiglōttís, “valve covering the larynx”), from ἐπῐ- (epi-, “upon, over”) + γλωττῐ́ς (glōttís, “glottis, mouth of the windpipe”); equivalent to epi- (“upon; above”) + glottis.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɛ.pɪ.ˈɡlɒ.tɪs/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɛ.pə.ˈɡlɑ.tɪs/
- Rhymes: -ɒtɪs
Noun[edit]
epiglottis (plural epiglottises or epiglottides)
- (anatomy) A cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a speech organ.
- 2004, Top Gear, season 5, episode 9, Jeremy Clarkson (actor):
- My epiglottis is full of bees!
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
cartilaginous organ
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See also[edit]
- Category:epiglottis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
References[edit]
- “epiglottis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “epiglottis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Internationalism (see English epiglottis), ultimately from New Latin epiglōttis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
epiglottis
Declension[edit]
Inflection of epiglottis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | epiglottis | epiglottikset | ||
genitive | epiglottiksen | epiglottisten epiglottiksien | ||
partitive | epiglottista | epiglottiksia | ||
illative | epiglottikseen | epiglottiksiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | epiglottis | epiglottikset | ||
accusative | nom. | epiglottis | epiglottikset | |
gen. | epiglottiksen | |||
genitive | epiglottiksen | epiglottisten epiglottiksien | ||
partitive | epiglottista | epiglottiksia | ||
inessive | epiglottiksessa | epiglottiksissa | ||
elative | epiglottiksesta | epiglottiksista | ||
illative | epiglottikseen | epiglottiksiin | ||
adessive | epiglottiksella | epiglottiksilla | ||
ablative | epiglottikselta | epiglottiksilta | ||
allative | epiglottikselle | epiglottiksille | ||
essive | epiglottiksena | epiglottiksina | ||
translative | epiglottikseksi | epiglottiksiksi | ||
abessive | epiglottiksetta | epiglottiksitta | ||
instructive | — | epiglottiksin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epiglōttís, “valve covering the larynx”), from ἐπῐ- (epi-, “upon, over”) + γλωττῐ́ς (glōttís, “glottis, mouth of the windpipe”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /e.piˈɡloːt.tis/, [ɛpɪˈɡɫ̪oːt̪ːɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.piˈɡlot.tis/, [epiˈɡlɔt̪ːis]
Noun[edit]
epiglōttis f (genitive epiglōttidis); third declension (Late Latin)
- (anatomy) an epiglottis
Inflection[edit]
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | epiglōttis | epiglōttidēs |
Genitive | epiglōttidis | epiglōttidum |
Dative | epiglōttidī | epiglōttidibus |
Accusative | epiglōttidem | epiglōttidēs |
Ablative | epiglōttide | epiglōttidibus |
Vocative | epiglōttis | epiglōttidēs |
Descendants[edit]
Descendants of epiglōttis in other languages
- → English: epiglottis
- → Irish: eipeaglotas
- → Italian: epiglottide
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- Rhymes:English/ɒtɪs
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