glottis

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noun

The opening between the true vocal cords which is located in the larynx and affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.

OriginNew Latin glōttis ← Ancient Greek γλωττῐ́ς →
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Meanings

nounglottis (plural glottises or glottides)

plural glottises · plural glottides

  1. anatomyThe opening between the true vocal cords which is located in the larynx and affects voice modulation through expansion or contraction.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekγλωττῐ́ς“mouth of the windpipe”
  2. New Latinglōttis
  3. Englishglottis

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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Translations

Ancient Greek γλωσσίς
  • γλωσσίς (glōssís)organ of speech
Catalan glotis
  • glotisorgan of speech
Chinese Cantonese 聲門 /声门
  • 聲門 /声门 (seng¹ mun⁴)organ of speech
Chinese Mandarin 聲門 /声门
  • 聲門 /声门 (shēngmén)organ of speech
Czech hlasivková štěrbina
  • hlasivková štěrbinaorgan of speech
Esperanto gloto
  • glotoorgan of speech
Finnish äänirako
  • äänirakoorgan of speech
French glotte
  • glotteorgan of speech
German Stimmritze, Glottis
  • Stimmritzeorgan of speech
  • Glottisorgan of speech
Hebrew סדק קול
  • סדק קול (sédeq qol)organ of speech
Hungarian hangrés, hangszalagrés
  • hangrésorgan of speech
  • hangszalagrésorgan of speech
Indonesian glotis
  • glotisorgan of speech
Italian glottide
  • glottideorgan of speech
Japanese 声門
  • 声門 (seimon)organ of speech
Korean 성문
  • 성문 (seongmun)organ of speech
Polish głośnia
  • głośniaorgan of speech
Portuguese glote
  • gloteorgan of speech
Romanian glotă
  • glotăorgan of speech
Russian гло́тка
  • гло́тка (glótka)organ of speech
Spanish glotis
  • glotisorgan of speech
Tagalog pasadila
  • pasadilaorgan of speech
Thai ช่องเส้นเสียง, ชุดสายเสียง
  • ช่องเส้นเสียงorgan of speech
  • ชุดสายเสียงorgan of speech
Vietnamese thanh môn
  • thanh mônorgan of speech

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with glottis

epiglottisproglottissubglottissupraglottis
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Cite this entry
APA

glottis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glottis

MLA

“glottis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glottis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glottis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glottis.

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