noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/lɛɹɪnˈd͡ʒaɪtɪs/
Received-Pronunciation:/læɹɪnˈd͡ʒaɪtɪs/
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CMU ARPABET:L AA2 R IH0 N JH AY1 T AH0 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
inflammation of the mucous membrane of the larynx; characterized by hoarseness or loss of voice and coughing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inflammation, redness, rubor
History
Etymology
Attested since 1822 C.E. Learned borrowing from New Latin laryngitis, from larynx + -itis. By surface analysis, laryng- + -itis.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
laringjít
— inflammation of the larynx
Arabic:
اِنْتَهاب الحَنْجَرَة
(intahāb al-ḥanjara)
— inflammation of the larynx
Bengali:
স্বরযন্ত্রের প্রদাহ
(śorjontrer prodaho)
— inflammation of the larynx
Bulgarian:
ларингит
(laringit)
— inflammation of the larynx
Catalan:
laringitis
— inflammation of the larynx
Chinese Mandarin:
喉炎
(hóuyán)
— inflammation of the larynx
Czech:
laryngitida
— inflammation of the larynx
Dutch:
keelontsteking
— inflammation of the larynx
Finnish:
kurkunpäätulehdus
— inflammation of the larynx
Finnish:
kurkunpään tulehdus
— inflammation of the larynx
Finnish:
laryngiitti
— inflammation of the larynx
French:
laryngite
— inflammation of the larynx
Galician:
larinxite
— inflammation of the larynx
German:
Kehlkopfentzündung
— inflammation of the larynx
Hindi:
स्वरयंत्रशोथ
(svaryantraśoth)
— inflammation of the larynx
Hindi:
स्वरयंत्र-प्रदाह
(svaryantra-pradāh)
— inflammation of the larynx
Hungarian:
torokgyulladás
— inflammation of the larynx
Icelandic:
barkakýlisbólga
— inflammation of the larynx
Icelandic:
barkakýliskvef
— inflammation of the larynx
Icelandic:
raddbandakvef
— inflammation of the larynx
Icelandic:
barkabólga
— inflammation of the larynx
Irish:
laraingíteas
— inflammation of the larynx
Italian:
laringite
— inflammation of the larynx
Japanese:
喉頭炎
(koutouen)
— inflammation of the larynx
Kazakh:
көмейдің қабынуы
(kömeidıñ qabynuy)
— inflammation of the larynx
Kazakh:
көмекейдің қабынуы
(kömekeidıñ qabynuy)
— inflammation of the larynx
Kazakh:
ларингит
(lariñit)
— inflammation of the larynx
Korean:
후두염
(huduyeom)
— inflammation of the larynx
Latin:
laryngitis
— inflammation of the larynx
Odia:
ଲାରିଞ୍ଜାଇଟିସ
(lāriñjāiṭisa)
— inflammation of the larynx
Portuguese:
laringite
— inflammation of the larynx
Romanian:
laringită
— inflammation of the larynx
Russian:
ларинги́т
(laringít)
— inflammation of the larynx
Slovak:
laryngitída
— inflammation of the larynx
Spanish:
laringitis
— inflammation of the larynx
Swedish:
laryngit
— inflammation of the larynx
Tagalog:
magantatagukan
— inflammation of the larynx
Turkish:
gırtlak yangısı
— inflammation of the larynx
Uzbek:
laringit
— inflammation of the larynx
Vietnamese:
viêm thanh quản
— inflammation of the larynx
Volapük:
larinaflamat
— inflammation of the larynx
