glottal stop
UK/ɡlɒtəl stɒp/
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Northern England/ɡlɒʔəl stɒp/
glottal stop noun: a plosive sound articulated with the glottis.
Noun
glottal stop (plural glottal stops)
- A plosive sound articulated with the glottis.
- Both EE and SSBE feature glottal stops – unvoiced Ts – but in EE it can happen in the middle of words – eg “wa’er for “water” – whereas in SSBE it happens only at the end of words.2023 October 31, “Language barrier: why even Harry has stopped speaking the king’s English”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2024
- The glottal stop symbol, ʔ.
- Synonyms:
- glottal plosive
- hiatus
glottal stop meaning in Tamil, Malay and Persian
glottal stop in Tamil
- குரல்வளை வெடுப்பொலி
glottal stop in Malay
- plosive sound articulated with the glottis
- hentian glotis
glottal stop in Persian
- plosive sound articulated with the glottis
- انسدادی چاکنایی
Synonyms of glottal stop
- glottal plosive
Forms of glottal stop
| plural | glottal stops |
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Questions about glottal stop
- What does glottal stop mean?
- Glottal stop means a plosive sound articulated with the glottis.
- What is glottal stop in Tamil?
- Glottal stop in Tamil is குரல்வளை வெடுப்பொலி. See Glottal stop meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is glottal stop?
- Glottal stop is a noun.
- How do you pronounce glottal stop?
- Glottal stop is pronounced /ɡlɒtəl stɒp/ (UK).
- What is the plural of glottal stop?
- The plural of glottal stop is glottal stops.
Words near glottal stop in the dictionary
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