laryngeal

[ luh-rin-jee-uhl, lar-uhn-jee-uhl ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or located in the larynx.

  2. Phonetics. articulated in the larynx.

noun
  1. Phonetics. a laryngeal sound.

  2. Historical Linguistics. one of several hypothetical phonemes assumed to have existed in Proto-Indo-European and to have been lost in most later Indo-European languages after having modified some contiguous consonants and vowels.

Origin of laryngeal

1
1785–95; <New Latin larynge(us) of, pertaining to the larynx (see laryng-, -eous) + -al1
  • Also la·ryn·gal [luh-ring-guhl]. /ləˈrɪŋ gəl/.

Other words from laryngeal

  • la·ryn·ge·al·ly, adverb
  • post·la·ryn·gal, adjective
  • post·la·ryn·ge·al, adjective
  • sub·la·ryn·gal, adjective
  • sub·la·ryn·ge·al, adjective
  • sub·la·ryn·ge·al·ly, adverb
  • su·per·la·ryn·ge·al, adjective
  • su·per·la·ryn·ge·al·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for laryngeal

laryngeal

laryngal (ləˈrɪŋɡəl)

/ (ˌlærɪnˈdʒiːəl, ləˈrɪndʒɪəl) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to the larynx

  2. phonetics articulated at the larynx; glottal

Origin of laryngeal

1
C18: from New Latin laryngeus of the larynx

Derived forms of laryngeal

  • laryngeally, adverb

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