glottalization en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλωττῐ́ς (glōttĭ́s)bor. New Latin glōttisbor. English glottis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English glottal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English glottalization From glottal or -ization.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act or process of constricting or closing the glottis during the production of a speech sound that normally does not involve such constriction.
Examples of glottalization include creaky voice, and the interrupted tones of Vietnamese.
- (countable, uncountable) Transformation of a consonant into a glottal stop or fricative.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| glottalizations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
t-glottalization · deglottalization