Noun: glottis
| Singular | glottis |
| Plural | glottises; glottides |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like glottis
pyralis,
adenitis,
hemiclitoris,
bronchitis,
vasculitis,
Adonis,
endodermis,
keratitis,
glottis,
otosalpingitis,
hepatitis,
teleiochrysalis,
chlamys,
sinusitis,
caryopteris,
pancreatitis,
salpingitis,
aegis,
vulvovaginitis,
rhinosinusitis, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Late 16th century borrowing from New Latin glōttis, from Ancient Greek γλωττῐ́ς (glōttĭ́s, “mouth of the windpipe”), from γλῶττᾰ (glôttă, “tongue”) + -ῐς (-ĭs, feminine noun suffix). Cognates include Latin gula. See: Latin Nouns '
gula'.