laryngeal
[ luh-rin-jee-uhl, lar-uhn-jee-uhl ]
noun
Phonetics. a laryngeal sound.
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- 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
of or relating to the larynx
phonetics articulated at the larynx; glottal
Origin of laryngeal
1C18: from New Latin laryngeus of the larynx
Derived forms of laryngeal
- laryngeally, adverb
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