LARYNGEAL


Meaning of LARYNGEAL in English

I. ləˈrinj(ē)əl, |larə̇n|jēəl adjective

Etymology: New Latin larynge us laryngeal (from laryng- + Latin -eus -eous) + English -al

1. : of, relating to, or used on the larynx

laryngeal forceps

2. also la·ryn·gal ləˈriŋgəl

[ laryngal International Scientific Vocabulary laryng- + -al ]

phonetics : produced by or with constriction of the larynx

laryngeal articulation of sounds

• la·ryn·ge·al·ly ləˈrinj(ē)əlē, |larə̇n|jēə-, -li adverb

II. noun

( -s )

1. : a laryngeal part (as a nerve or artery)

2. also laryngal

a. : a laryngeal sound

b. : any of a set of several (as three or four) phonemes reconstructed for Proto-Indo-European chiefly on indirect evidence

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.