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epiglottic

/ˌɛp.əˈɡlɑt.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
epiglot-tic
IPA
/ˌɛp.əˈɡlɑt.ɪk/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.

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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English epiglottic From epiglottis + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɛp.əˈɡlɑt.ɪk/
  • British English: /ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɒt.ɪk/

Derived Forms

aryepiglottic extraepiglottic glossoepiglottic hyoepiglottic paraepiglottic pharyngoepiglottic subepiglottic thyroepiglottic

Synonyms

epiglottal

Rhymes With

exotic erotic chaotic aquatic antibiotic idiotic hypnotic neurotic narcotic symbiotic asymptotic biotic

Questions

How do you pronounce epiglottic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛp.əˈɡlɑt.ɪk/.
What does epiglottic mean?
Pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.
Where does epiglottic come from?
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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English epiglottic From epiglottis + -ic.

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