Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glottogenetic

/ˌɡlɑt.oʊ.d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: glot-to-ge-net-ic
IPA: /ˌɡlɑt.oʊ.d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the origin of speech.

Example Sentences

"The two layers of speech are also called — if one looks at speech from a glottogenetic point of view — 'impositions'."
"Even though evolutionary continuity implies the existence of an interface between the archaeolinguistic and glottogenetic stages, this interface has to be very differently structured from the ones between the other stages."
"Modern interpreters have often branded the very notion of impositio as a sign of intellectualism (as if names could be invented 'on paper'!) or glottogenetic naïveté."

Etymology

From glotto- + genetic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɡlɑt.oʊ.d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/
British English: /ˌɡlɒt.əʊ.dʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/

Frequently Paired Words

glossogenetic glottogony glottochronology glottogenesis

Rhymes With

conspiracy-theoretic mutagenetic monoalphabetic prosiopetic nonsympathetic synaeretic rebetic metadiegetic overenergetic vestibulosympathetic nouthetic tibetic

Questions

How do you pronounce glottogenetic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡlɑt.oʊ.d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/.
What does glottogenetic mean?: Of or pertaining to the origin of speech.
Where does glottogenetic come from?: From glotto- + genetic.

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