LARYNGEAL

laryngeal

(adjective) of or relating to or situated in the larynx; “laryngeal infection”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

laryngeal (comparative more laryngeal, superlative most laryngeal)

Of or pertaining to a larynx or larynges.

Noun

laryngeal (plural laryngeals)

(phonetics) A sound uttered by using the larynx.

(Indo-European linguistics) In Proto-Indo-European, one of the typically three reconstructed consonants usually marked as , and .

Usage notes

The term laryngeal in Indo-European studies is but an anachronistic misnomer, retained only because it has been established as a standard term for those three phonemes. The exact phonetic value of Proto-Indo-European laryngeals is unknown, but it's generally agreed that not all of them were real laryngeals.

Source: Wiktionary


Lar`yn*ge"al, a. Etym: [From Larynx.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to the larynx; adapted to operations on the larynx; as, laryngeal forceps.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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