Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glottalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: glot-tal-ize
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To apply glottalization while articulating another sound.

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 English glottalize From glottal + -ize.

Inflected Forms

glottalizes (present, singular) glottalizing (participle, present) glottalized (participle, past) glottalized (past)

Derived Forms

deglottalize preglottalize

Questions

What does glottalize mean?: To apply glottalization while articulating another sound.
Where does glottalize come from?: Etymology tree 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 English glottalize From glottal + -ize.

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