laryngeal

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Usage notes

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From modern Latin laryngeus, from larynx.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ləˈrɪnʤɪəl/

[edit] Adjective

laryngeal (comparative more laryngeal, superlative most laryngeal)

1. Of or pertaining to a larynx or larynges.

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[edit] Noun

laryngeal (plural laryngeals)

1. A laryngeal sound, a sound uttered by using the larynx.
2. In Proto-Indo-European linguistics, one of the typically three reconstructed consonants usually marked as <h₁>, <h₂> and <h₃>.

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Wikipedia

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 PIE laryngeals is unknown, but it's generally agreed that not all of them were real laryngeals.