epiglottis

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɒt.ɪs/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɑ.tɪs/, [ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɑ.ɾɪs] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌep.ɪˈɡlɔt.ɪs/, [ˌep.ɪˈɡlɔɾ.ɪs] Rhymes: -ɒtɪs === Noun === epiglottis (plural epiglottises or epiglottides) (anatomy) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== glottis ==== Translations ==== === See also === Category:epiglottis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === References === “epiglottis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “epiglottis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === pig toilets == Finnish == === Etymology === Internationalism (see English epiglottis), ultimately from New Latin epiglōttis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈepiɡlotːis/, [ˈe̞piɡˌlo̞t̪ːis̠] Rhymes: -otːis Syllabification(key): e‧pig‧lot‧tis Hyphenation(key): epig‧lot‧tis === Noun === epiglottis epiglottis ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== kurkunkansi == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s, “valve covering the larynx”), from ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, “upon, over”) +‎ γλωττῐ́ς (glōttĭ́s, “glottis, mouth of the windpipe”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛ.pɪˈɡɫoːt.tɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.piˈɡlɔt.tis] === Noun === epiglōttis f (genitive epiglōttidis); third declension (Late Latin) (anatomy) an epiglottis ==== Inflection ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== → English: epiglottis → Irish: eipeaglotas → Italian: epiglottide