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occlusive vs glottal catch

glottal catch vs occlusive

occlusive and glottal catch both are nouns.

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

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

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