laryngeal
/ləˈɹɪn.d͡ʒəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.43 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to the larynx.
adj
(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.
noun
In Proto-Indo-European, one of the typically three reconstructed consonants usually marked as ⟨h₁⟩, ⟨h₂⟩ and ⟨h₃⟩.
Example Sentences
- "At sight of it there commenced a series of laryngeal spasms, with clutchings at his throat, far more violent than any I had heretofore seen."
- "The vowel-coloring effects of the IH laryngeals cannot be considered apart from the vowel-reducing effect of the IH stress accent[…]"
- "[…]it is not only different from Buck's in the linguistics (laryngeals have seen to that); it is very different in scope and aim."
- "Finally, it should be noted that laryngeals not adjacent to syllabics were apparently deleted by three different rules."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek λᾰ́ρῠγξ (lắrŭnx)bor. Latin larynx 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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ləˈɹɪn.d͡ʒəl/
- British English: /ləˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/