glottis

See also: Glottis

English

Etymology

From New Latin glottis, from Ancient Greek γλωττίς (glōttís), γλωσσίς (glōssís), derived from γλῶττα (glôtta), γλῶσσα (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

organ of speech

• Catalan: glotis f
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 聲門／声门 (seng¹ mun⁴), 声门 (seng¹ mun⁴)

  Mandarin: 聲門／声门 (zh) (shēngmén), 声门 (zh) (shēngmén)

  Min Nan: 聲門／声门, 声门 (siaⁿ-mn̂g)

• Finnish: äänirako (fi)
• French: glotte (fr) f
• Galician: glote f
• German: Glottis (de) f
• Ido: gloto (io)
• Italian: glottide (it) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: 声門 (せいもん, seimon)
• Korean: 성문 (seongmun) (聲門)
• Polish: głośnia f
• Portuguese: glote (pt) f
• Romanian: glotă (ro) f
• Russian: гло́тка (ru) f (glótka)
• Spanish: glotis (es) f
• Tagalog: pasadila
• Tzotzil: tsʼuk
• Vietnamese: thanh môn (聲門)

See also

• Wikipedia article on the glottis

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlotːis/, [ˈɡlo̞t̪ːis̠]
• Template:fi-hyphenation

Noun

glottis

1. (anatomy) glottis

Declension

Inflection of glottis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		glottis	glottikset
genitive		glottiksen	glottisten glottiksien
partitive		glottista	glottiksia
illative		glottikseen	glottiksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		glottis	glottikset
accusative	nom.	glottis	glottikset
	gen.	glottiksen
genitive		glottiksen	glottisten glottiksien
partitive		glottista	glottiksia
inessive		glottiksessa	glottiksissa
elative		glottiksesta	glottiksista
illative		glottikseen	glottiksiin
adessive		glottiksella	glottiksilla
ablative		glottikselta	glottiksilta
allative		glottikselle	glottiksille
essive		glottiksena	glottiksina
translative		glottikseksi	glottiksiksi
abessive		glottiksetta	glottiksitta
instructive		—	glottiksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of glottis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative glottikseni glottikseni accusative nom. glottikseni glottikseni gen. glottikseni genitive glottikseni glottisteni glottiksieni partitive glottistani glottiksiani inessive glottiksessani glottiksissani elative glottiksestani glottiksistani illative glottikseeni glottiksiini adessive glottiksellani glottiksillani ablative glottikseltani glottiksiltani allative glottikselleni glottiksilleni essive glottiksenani glottiksinani translative glottiksekseni glottiksikseni abessive glottiksettani glottiksittani instructive — — comitative — glottiksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative glottiksesi glottiksesi accusative nom. glottiksesi glottiksesi gen. glottiksesi genitive glottiksesi glottistesi glottiksiesi partitive glottistasi glottiksiasi inessive glottiksessasi glottiksissasi elative glottiksestasi glottiksistasi illative glottikseesi glottiksiisi adessive glottiksellasi glottiksillasi ablative glottikseltasi glottiksiltasi allative glottiksellesi glottiksillesi essive glottiksenasi glottiksinasi translative glottikseksesi glottiksiksesi abessive glottiksettasi glottiksittasi instructive — — comitative — glottiksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative glottiksemme glottiksemme accusative nom. glottiksemme glottiksemme gen. glottiksemme genitive glottiksemme glottistemme glottiksiemme partitive glottistamme glottiksiamme inessive glottiksessamme glottiksissamme elative glottiksestamme glottiksistamme illative glottikseemme glottiksiimme adessive glottiksellamme glottiksillamme ablative glottikseltamme glottiksiltamme allative glottiksellemme glottiksillemme essive glottiksenamme glottiksinamme translative glottikseksemme glottiksiksemme abessive glottiksettamme glottiksittamme instructive — — comitative — glottiksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative glottiksenne glottiksenne accusative nom. glottiksenne glottiksenne gen. glottiksenne genitive glottiksenne glottistenne glottiksienne partitive glottistanne glottiksianne inessive glottiksessanne glottiksissanne elative glottiksestanne glottiksistanne illative glottikseenne glottiksiinne adessive glottiksellanne glottiksillanne ablative glottikseltanne glottiksiltanne allative glottiksellenne glottiksillenne essive glottiksenanne glottiksinanne translative glottikseksenne glottiksiksenne abessive glottiksettanne glottiksittanne instructive — — comitative — glottiksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative glottiksensa glottiksensa accusative nom. glottiksensa glottiksensa gen. glottiksensa genitive glottiksensa glottistensa glottiksiensa partitive glottistaan glottistansa glottiksiaan glottiksiansa inessive glottiksessaan glottiksessansa glottiksissaan glottiksissansa elative glottiksestaan glottiksestansa glottiksistaan glottiksistansa illative glottikseensa glottiksiinsa adessive glottiksellaan glottiksellansa glottiksillaan glottiksillansa ablative glottikseltaan glottikseltansa glottiksiltaan glottiksiltansa allative glottikselleen glottiksellensa glottiksilleen glottiksillensa essive glottiksenaan glottiksenansa glottiksinaan glottiksinansa translative glottiksekseen glottikseksensa glottiksikseen glottiksiksensa abessive glottiksettaan glottiksettansa glottiksittaan glottiksittansa instructive — — comitative — glottiksineen glottiksinensa

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γλωττίς (glōttís) derived from γλῶττα (glôtta), variant of γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡloːt.tis/, [ˈɡɫ̪oːt̪ːɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlot.tis/, [ˈɡlɔt̪ːis]

Noun

1. (New Latin, anatomy) glottis

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.