Meanings
adjectiveepiglottal (not comparable)
- not comparablePertaining to the epiglottis.
- not comparablehuman sciencesProduced using the epiglottis.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
- Proto-Hellenic*epí
- Ancient Greekἐπί (epí)
- Ancient Greekἐπῐ- (epĭ-)
- Proto-Hellenic*glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā
- Ancient Greekγλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)
- Ancient Greekγλωσσῐ́ς (glōssĭ́s)
- Ancient Greekἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς (epĭglōssĭ́s)
- Ancient Greekἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s)
- New Latinepiglōtti
- Englishepiglottis
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishepiglottal
From epiglottis + -al.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish kurkunkansi-, epiglottaalinen
- kurkunkansi-pertaining to the epiglottis
- epiglottaalinenphonetics
French épiglottal, épiglottal
- épiglottalpertaining to the epiglottis
- épiglottalphonetics
Italian epiglottale, epiglottidale
- epiglottalepertaining to the epiglottis
- epiglottidalepertaining to the epiglottis
- epiglottalephonetics
- epiglottidalephonetics
Welsh ardafodol
- ardafodolpertaining to the epiglottis
Cite this entry
APA
epiglottal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epiglottal
MLA
“epiglottal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epiglottal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epiglottal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epiglottal.
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