glottal

Speech parts

1. glottal - Noun

2. glottal - Adjective

Meaning

Of or pertaining to, or produced by, the glottis; glottic.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

glottic husky central back low strong consonant alveolar broad thick rough harsh assimilation articulated articulation
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Antonyms

small little low minor flat weak
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Phrases with the word

glottal consonant

Examples

glottal stops Source: Internet

A glottal stop is made during the hold of the click; the (necessarily voiceless) click is released, and then the glottal hold is released into the vowel. Source: Internet

Additionally, some other languages and variants, such as Haitian Creole and Timorese Portuguese use velar and glottal fricatives instead of traditional rhotics, too. Source: Internet

Akkadian lost both the glottal and pharyngeal fricatives, which are characteristic of the other Semitic languages. Source: Internet

Few languages make a phonemic distinction between a word beginning with a vowel and a word beginning with a glottal stop followed by a vowel, since the distinction will generally only be audible following another word. Source: Internet

For example, a glottal stop does not occur in other situations in German, e.g. before a consonant or at the end of word. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Gloster Glotfelty glott- glottal catch glottal consonant glottal fry