Dictionary

epiglottis en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɑ.ɾɪs] (Canada, General-American)
• /ˌep.ɪˈɡlɔt.ɪs/ (Australia)
• /ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɑ.tɪs/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɒt.ɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˌep.ɪˈɡlɔɾ.ɪs] (Australia)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-) Proto-Hellenic *glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek -ις (-is) Ancient Greek γλωσσῐ́ς (glōssĭ́s) Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς (epĭglōssĭ́s) Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s)bor. New Latin epiglōttislbor. English epiglottis Borrowed from New Latin epiglōttis, from Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s, “valve covering the larynx”), from ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, “upon, over”) + γλωττῐ́ς (glōttĭ́s, “glottis, mouth of the windpipe”); equivalent to epi- (“upon; above”) + glottis.

Meanings

1. A cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a speech organ.
   • My epiglottis is full of bees! 2004, Top Gear, season 5, episode 9, Jeremy Clarkson (actor):

Forms

Deriveds

epiglottidean · epiglotto- · epiglottitis · epiglottidectomy · epiglottal · epiglottic

Relateds

glottis

Translations (43)

hu gégefedő (cartilaginous organ) · id epiglotis (cartilaginous organ) · io epigloto (cartilaginous organ) · de Epiglottis (cartilaginous organ) · tr epiglottis (cartilaginous organ) · hy կատիկ (cartilaginous organ) · kmr zimanê kirkiragê (cartilaginous organ) · sv epiglottis (cartilaginous organ) · arz لسان المزمار (cartilaginous organ) · is barkakýlislok (cartilaginous organ) · ru надгорта́нник (cartilaginous organ) · ar لِسَان اَلْمِزْمَار (cartilaginous organ) · nl strotklep (cartilaginous organ) · lv uzbalsenis (cartilaginous organ) · kmr zimanê zûrnayî (cartilaginous organ) · tl harang-pasadila (cartilaginous organ) · nb epiglottis (cartilaginous organ) · cs hrtanová příklopka (cartilaginous organ) · vi nắp họng (cartilaginous organ) · fr épiglotte (cartilaginous organ) · hy մակալեզու (cartilaginous organ) · mi kōpani (cartilaginous organ) · el επιγλωττίδα (cartilaginous organ) · nl epiglottis (cartilaginous organ) · ca epiglotis (cartilaginous organ) · tr epiglot (cartilaginous organ) · nb strupelokk (cartilaginous organ) · hy մակալեզվակ (cartilaginous organ) · sv struplock (cartilaginous organ) · es epiglotis (cartilaginous organ) · cmn 會厭 /会厌 (cartilaginous organ) · tr gırtlak kapağı (cartilaginous organ) · ja 会厭 (cartilaginous organ) · is speldi (cartilaginous organ) · ko 후두개 (cartilaginous organ) · fi kurkunkansi (cartilaginous organ) · is barkalok (cartilaginous organ) · pt epiglote (cartilaginous organ) · th ฝากล่องเสียง (cartilaginous organ) · pl nagłośnia (cartilaginous organ) · ja 喉頭蓋 (cartilaginous organ) · sq mbishtegth (cartilaginous organ) · kk бөбешік (cartilaginous organ)