epiglottide

Concepts

epiglottis

larynx

syrinx

vocal cords

Synonyms

corde vocali

laringe

siringe

Translations

épiglotte

epiglotis

epiglote

Kehldeckel

Epiglottis

επιγλωττίδα

corde vocale

larynx

syrinx

strotklep

epiglottis

strotklepje

Hyphenated as

e‧pi‧glòt‧ti‧de

Pronounced as (IPA)

/e.piˈɡlɔt.ti.de/

Etymology

From Late Latin epiglottidem, from Ancient Greek ἐπιγλωττίς (epiglōttís) derived from γλῶττα (glôtta), variant of γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”). By surface analysis, epi- (“above”, “over”) + glottide (“glottis”).