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glottal¹

  • [ɡlɔˈtaːl]

Rhymes with aːl

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Adjektiv zu griech. glōttis „Stimmritze“

adjective glottal · glottaler · glottale · glottales · glottalen

  1. an der Glottis (= Stimmritze) gebildet Glottal ist im Deutschen [h] und der sog. Knacklaut [ʔ].

    Opposite: bilabial, labiodental, dental, alveolar, palato-alveolar, palatal, velar, uvular

Glottal²

  • [ɡlɔˈtaːl]

Rhymes with aːl

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Substantiv zu glottal

noun Glottal · Glottale · Glottals · Glottalen

  1. special, Phonetik Bezeichnung für Konsonanten (Mitlaute), die glottal, d. h. an der Glottis (= Stimmritze) artikuliert werden. Glottale sind im Deutschen [h] und der sogenannte Knacklaut [ʔ].

    Similar: Glottallaut, Kehlkopflaut, Kehllaut · Opposite: Labial, Labiodental, Dental, Guttural, Alveolar, Palato-Alveolar, Palatal, Velar, Uvular

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  • glottal of or relating to the glottis

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@misc{glottal_2026,
  title = {glottal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/glottal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}