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glottis.

a little bird

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɡɫoːt.tɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈɡlɔt.tis]
  1. a little bird

    declension-3
  2. the glottis

    New-Latin · declension-3
Where this word comes from

Borrowing from Ancient Greek γλωττῐ́ς (glōttĭ́s, “mouth of the windpipe; corncrake”), from γλῶττᾰ (glôttă, “tongue”) + -ῐς (-ĭs, feminine noun suffix).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.