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glottal catch vs occlusive

occlusive vs glottal catch

glottal catch and occlusive both are nouns.

glottal catch is not an adjective while occlusive is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
glottal catch Yes No No No
occlusive Yes Yes No No
As nouns, occlusive is a hypernym of glottal catch; that is, occlusive is a word with a broader meaning than glottal catch:
  • glottal catch: a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel
  • occlusive: a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
Other hypernyms of glottal catch include plosive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, stop, stop consonant.
glottal catch (noun) occlusive (noun)
a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
glottal catch (adjective) occlusive (adjective)
tending to occlude
Difference between glottal catch and occlusive

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