laryngeal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or pertaining to the larynx.
(of a speech sound) Made by or with constriction of the larynx with only the front part of the vocal cords vibrating, giving a very low frequency and producing what is known as "creaky voice."

noun

An anatomical part (such as a nerve or artery) that supplies or is associated with the larynx.
A sound uttered by using the larynx.
In Proto-Indo-European, one of the typically three reconstructed consonants usually marked as ⟨h₁⟩, ⟨h₂⟩ and ⟨h₃⟩.

Pronunciation

/ləˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/ /ləˈɹɪn.ʒi.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-laryngeal.wav /ləˈɹɪn.d͡ʒəl/ /ˌlɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/ /ˌlæɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/

Word forms

laryngeal laryngal laryngeals

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek λᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)bor. New Latin larynx Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos New Latin -eus New Latin laryngeus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English laryngeal Derived from New Latin laryngeus + -al, from larynx (“larynx”) + -eus (adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, laryng- + -al or -ial.

Derived words

alaryngeal circumlaryngeal endolaryngeal epilaryngeal extralaryngeal glossolabiolaryngeal hyolaryngeal hypolaryngeal intralaryngeal laryngeal artery laryngealize laryngealized laryngeally laryngeal nerve laryngeal pouch laryngeal prominence laryngeal sac laryngeal saccule microlaryngeal nonlaryngeal orolaryngeal otolaryngeal perilaryngeal pharyngolaryngeal postlaryngeal prelaryngeal retrolaryngeal sublaryngeal supralaryngeal superlaryngeal tracheolaryngeal translaryngeal

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