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English

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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.

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Finnish

Pronunciation

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)

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

glōttis f (genitive glōttidis); third declension

  1. (New Latin, anatomy) glottis

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative glōttis glōttidēs
genitive glōttidis glōttidum
dative glōttidī glōttidibus
accusative glōttidem glōttidēs
ablative glōttide glōttidibus
vocative glōttis glōttidēs

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.