glottal stop
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glottal stop
- /ɡlɒtəl stɒp/ UK
- /ɡlɒʔəl stɒp/ Northern England
- /ɡlɑtəl stɑp/ US
noun glottal stops
- A plosive sound articulated with the glottis. Both EE and SSBE feature glottal stops – unvoiced Ts – but in EE it can happen in the middle of words – eg “wa’er for “water” – whereas in SSBE it happens only at the end of words.
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The glottal stop symbol, ʔ.
Similar: glottal plosive
- hiatus
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noun plosive sound articulated with the glottis
| Español | oclusiva glotal, saltillo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 성문 폐쇄음 seongmun pyeswaeeum |
| 日本語 | 声門閉鎖音 seimon heisaon, 声門破裂音 seimon haretsuon |
| 中文 | 聲門塞音 /声门塞音 shēngmén sèyīn, 清喉塞音 qīnghóu sèyīn, 喉塞音 |
| Português | oclusiva glotal |
| Français | coup de glotte |
| Deutsch | Knacklaut, glottaler Plosiv, Stimmritzenverschlusslaut, Glottisschlag |
| Română | ocluziune glotală |
| Русский | горта́нная смы́чка gortánnaja smýčka, твёрдый при́ступ tvjórdyj prístup |
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title = {glottal stop},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glottal%20stop},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
