adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ləˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/
Received-Pronunciation:/ləˈɹɪn.ʒi.əl/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/ləˈɹɪn.d͡ʒəl/
General-American:/ləˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/
General-American:/ˌlɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/
General-American:/ˌlæɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/
rhymes with -ɪndʒiəl
rhymes with -ɪnʒiəl
rhymes with -ɪndʒəl
rhymes with -iːəl
CMU ARPABET:L AA2 R IH1 N JH IY2 AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the larynx.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, relational
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
(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."
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
In Proto-Indo-European, one of the typically three reconstructed consonants usually marked as ⟨h1⟩, ⟨h2⟩ and ⟨h3⟩.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Indo-European linguistics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
of or relating to or situated in the larynx
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
laryngeal infection
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek λᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)bor. Latin larynx Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus New Latin laryngeus English -al English laryngeal Derived from New Latin laryngeus + -al, from larynx (“larynx”) + -eus (adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, laryng- + -al or -ial.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
կոկորդային
(kokordayin)
— of or pertaining to larynx
Bulgarian:
гръкля́нов
(grǎkljánov)
— of or pertaining to larynx
Bulgarian:
гръкля́нен
(grǎkljánen)
— of or pertaining to larynx
Chinese Mandarin:
喉頭的 /喉头的
(hóutóu de)
— of or pertaining to larynx
Chinese Mandarin:
喉的
(hóu de)
— of or pertaining to larynx
Czech:
hrtanový
— of or pertaining to larynx
Czech:
laryngální
— of or pertaining to larynx
French:
laryngé
— of or pertaining to larynx
French:
laryngien
— of or pertaining to larynx
French:
laryngique
— of or pertaining to larynx
Galician:
larínxeo
— of or pertaining to larynx
German:
kehlkopflich
— of or pertaining to larynx
German:
Kehlkopf-
— of or pertaining to larynx
Greek:
λαρυγγικός
(laryngikós)
— of or pertaining to larynx
Irish:
laraingeach
— of or pertaining to larynx
Italian:
laringico
— of or pertaining to larynx
Japanese:
喉頭の
(kōtō no)
— of or pertaining to larynx
Latin:
laryngeālis
— of or pertaining to larynx
Latin:
laryngicus
— of or pertaining to larynx
Polish:
krtaniowy
— of or pertaining to larynx
Polish:
laryngalny
— of or pertaining to larynx
Portuguese:
laríngeo
— of or pertaining to larynx
Portuguese:
laringal
— of or pertaining to larynx
Russian:
горта́нный
(gortánnyj)
— of or pertaining to larynx
Russian:
ларингеа́льный
(laringeálʹnyj)
— of or pertaining to larynx
Serbo-Croatian:
lȁringālan
— of or pertaining to larynx
Serbo-Croatian:
gr̀kljanskī
— of or pertaining to larynx
