epiglottis

Borrowed from New Latin epiglōttis, from Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s, “valve covering the larynx”), from ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, “upon, over”) +‎ γλωττῐ́ς (glōttĭ́s, “glottis, mouth of the windpipe”); equivalent to epi- (“upon; above”) +‎ glottis.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɒt.ɪs/

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɑ.tɪs/, [ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɑ.ɾɪs]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌep.ɪˈɡlɔt.ɪs/, [ˌep.ɪˈɡlɔɾ.ɪs]
• Rhymes: -ɒtɪs

epiglottis (plural epiglottises or epiglottides)

1. (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!

• glottis

• Category:epiglottis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

• “epiglottis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “epiglottis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

• pig toilets

Internationalism (see English epiglottis), ultimately from New Latin epiglōttis.

• IPA^(key): /ˈepiɡlotːis/, [ˈe̞piɡˌlo̞t̪ːis̠]
• Rhymes: -otːis
• Syllabification^(key): e‧pig‧lot‧tis
• Hyphenation^(key): epig‧lot‧tis

epiglottis

1. epiglottis

• kurkunkansi

From Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s, “valve covering the larynx”), from ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, “upon, over”) +‎ γλωττῐ́ς (glōttĭ́s, “glottis, mouth of the windpipe”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɛ.pɪˈɡɫoːt.tɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [e.piˈɡlɔt̪.t̪is]

epiglōttis f (genitive epiglōttidis); third declension (Late Latin)

1. (anatomy) an epiglottis

Third-declension noun.

• → English: epiglottis
• → Irish: eipeaglotas
• → Italian: epiglottide