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glottal

French, adjective/ɡlɔ.tal/

glottal is spelled G-L-O-T-T-A-L (7 letters). Glottal is a French adjective meaning “glottis; glottal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à la glotte”.

What does glottal mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    glottis; glottal

  2. 2

    articulated with the glottis, glottal

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Relatif à la glotte.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of glottal

  • glottale feminine
  • glottaux masculine plural
  • glottales feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce glottal?

  • /ɡlɔ.tal/
  • \ɡlɔ.tal\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to glottal

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

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