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Definition of Glottal
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or produced by the glottis. "Glottal stops"
Definition of Glottal
1. a. Of or pertaining to, or produced by, the glottis; glottic.
Definition of Glottal
1. Adjective. Of or relating to the glottis. ¹
2. Noun. (linguistics) A sound made with the glottis. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Glottal
1. glottis [adj] - See also: glottis
Medical Definition of Glottal
1. Of or pertaining to, or produced by, the glottis; glottic. Glottal catch, an effect produced upon the breath or voice by a sudden opening or closing of the glotts. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glottal
Literary usage of Glottal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Stability and Variation in Hopi Song by George List (1993)
"The glottal Stop In these transcriptions the glottal stop is indicated by a ...
Linguists commonly represent the glottal stop by the apostrophe but here ..."
2. A Danish and Dano-Norwegian Grammar by Peter Olsen Groth (1894)
"glottal STOP. 76. The accent stress (including in some cases the secondary accent)
takes in Danish in a great many (originally) monosyllabic words the ..."
3. German Orthography and Phonology: A Treatise with a Word-list by George Hempl (1897)
"glottal CONSONANTS. 1) The glottal Fricative fy (§ 200) is produced by the friction
of the breath against the vocal chords as they gradually stiffen ..."
4. A Handbook of Phonetics by Henry Sweet (1877)
"glottal CONSONANTS. 160. All of these are treated under other headings. For (H),
the aspirate, see § 195; for (R) and (x) §§ 18 and 20. ..."
5. A New German Grammar for Beginners by Paul Valentine Bacon (1916)
"The sound of the vowel is then preceded by the little, jerky cough — the " glottal
catch " — caused by the sudden bursting open of the vocal cords: odd [ or ..."
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