glosso-

See also: glosso and glossò

English

Alternative forms

• gloss- (before a vowel)
• glotto-, glott-

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “tongue; language”) +‎ -o-.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɡlɒs.ə(ʊ)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɡlɑs.oʊ/, /ɡlɔs.oʊ/

Prefix

glosso-

1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the tongue.

   glossopharyngeal

2. (linguistics) Of or pertaining to language or speech.

   glossolalia

Synonyms

• linguo- (Latinate equivalent)

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with glosso-

glossalgia

glossocele

glossoepiglottic

glossogenesis

glossograph

glossographer

glossohyal

glossitis

glossokinetic

glossolabiolaryngeal

glossolalia

glossodynia

glossonym

glossopalatal

glossopalatine

glossopharyngeal

glossopharynx

glossophilia

glossophobia

glossoplegia

glossopoeia

glossoptosis

glossopyrosis

glossotomy

glossotype

xenoglossophobia

Related terms

• -glossia

Translations

Translations

• Polish: gloso-

References

• “glosso-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• slogos

Italian

Prefix

glosso-

1. gloss-