epiglottis
See also: Epiglottis
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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): , /ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɒt.ɪs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): , /ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɑ.tɪs/, [ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɑ.ɾɪs]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): , /ˌep.ɪˈɡlɔt.ɪs/, [ˌep.ɪˈɡlɔɾ.ɪs]
- Rhymes: , -ɒtɪs
Noun
editepiglottis (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
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editcartilaginous 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
editFinnish
editEtymology
editInternationalism (see English epiglottis), ultimately from New Latin epiglōttis.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editepiglottis
Declension
editInflection 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
editLatin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epiglōttís, “valve covering the larynx”), from ἐπῐ- (epi-, “upon, over”) + γλωττῐ́ς (glōttís, “glottis, mouth of the windpipe”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /e.piˈɡloːt.tis/, [ɛpɪˈɡɫ̪oːt̪ːɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.piˈɡlot.tis/, [epiˈɡlɔt̪ːis]
Noun
editepiglōttis f (genitive epiglōttidis); third declension (Late Latin)
- (anatomy) an epiglottis
Inflection
editThird-declension noun.
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
editepiglōttis
- → English: epiglottis
- → Irish: eipeaglotas
- → Italian: epiglottide
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