Used in a Sentence

glottal

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for glottal.

Editorial note

Compare this to a word, say, 'gezellig' in Nederlands, where the opening g is glottal but not denoted in writing.

Examples16
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

Of or relating to the glottis.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of glottal gathered in one view.

adjective

Of or relating to the glottis.

noun

(linguistics) A sound made with the glottis

adjective

(phonetics) Articulated with the glottis.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for glottal.

adjective

Of or relating to the glottis.

noun

(linguistics) A sound made with the glottis

adjective

(phonetics) Articulated with the glottis.

Example sentences

1

Compare this to a word, say, 'gezellig' in Nederlands, where the opening g is glottal but not denoted in writing.

2

It's all about the creaky-voiced long alveolar glide with mid front unrounded vowel and glottal stop.

3

Note the glottal stop in both words, this is part of the root.

4

Hawaiian is partially written in the Latin alphabet, but it also includes five vowels with macrons (the kahako) and the 'okina for glottal stops.

5

So I agree with the premise of this article, but the glottal stop is found in many regional American accents.

6

Very interesting stuff, coming from a native latin/germanic perspective where pronunciation is not implicit e.g in the word 'Sḵwx̱wú7mesh' the '7' is a glottal stop.

7

Most words in lojban start with a consonant, so glottal stops are placed before words that begin with a vowel (mainly just attitudinals and names).

8

Did your elementary school teacher make it clear whether you should pronounce the middle two t's in gotten as a glottal or a held stop?

9

It's just a glottal stop (?) either way in my accent.

10

London doesn't have a monopoly on glottal stops.

11

𓄿 was probably a glottal stop, 𓇋 was probably like the y in yet.

12

It's kind of weird because that kind of kid in the upper Midwest is very careful to turn the T into a glottal stop, to fit in with everyone else.

Quote examples

1

The point of using "an" is to avoid a glottal stop, because glottal stops are awkward and scary.

2

And "Bri'ish" because replacing a 't' with a glottal stop is a perfectly reasonable thing to do.

3

The use of the glottal stop for the /t/ in "Manhattan" is how New York City natives born throughout the 20th century generally pronounced it, other than possibly elite class speakers.

4

"that sort of London glottal stop", dropping the T in words like "important" or "Manhattan".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use glottal in a sentence?

Compare this to a word, say, 'gezellig' in Nederlands, where the opening g is glottal but not denoted in writing.

What does glottal mean?

Of or relating to the glottis.

What part of speech is glottal?

glottal is commonly used as adjective, noun.