laryngealize
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To modify (a pronunciation or a sound) by constricting the larynx.
Example Sentences
- "But creaky or laryngealized quality throughout whole stretches of very low-pitched speech characterize boredom, reluctance [etc.] Children typically laryngealize their voice for coaxing adults."
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 Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English laryngealize From laryngeal + -ize.