glottis
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 7
/ˈɡlɒt.ɪs/
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/ˈɡlɒt.ɪs/ · /ˈɡlɑ.tɪs/ · [ˈɡlɑ.ɾɪs] · /ˈɡlɔt.ɪs/ · [ˈɡlɔɾ.ɪs]
Definition of glottis
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- The opening between the true vocal cords which is located in the larynx and affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.
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Etymology
Late 16th century borrowing from New Latin glōttis, from Ancient Greek γλωττῐ́ς (glōttĭ́s, “mouth of the windpipe”), from γλῶττᾰ (glôttă, “tongue”) + -ῐς (-ĭs, feminine noun suffix). Cognates include Latin gula.
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