laryngitis

English

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Etymology

Attested since 1822 CE; from Latin larynx, from Ancient Greek λάρυγξ (larunks), suffixed with -itis.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /læɹɪnˈdʒajɾɪs/

Noun

laryngitis (uncountable)

1. An inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness.
   • 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XI:

     The moment had come for the honeyed word. I lowered my voice to a confidential murmur, but on her inquiring if I had laryngitis raised it again.

Translations

inflammation of the larynx

Finnish: kurkunpään tulehdus, laryngiitti (fi) French: laryngite (fr) German: Kehlkopfentzündung (de) f. Icelandic: barkakýlisbólga (is) f., barkakýliskvef (is) n., raddbandakvef (is) n., barkabólga (is) f. Italian: laringite (it) f. Japanese: 喉頭炎 (こうとうえん, koutouen) Latin: laryngitis (la)

Portuguese: laringite (pt) Russian: ларингит (ru) (laringít) m. Spanish: laringite (es) Swedish: laryngit (sv) Turkish: gırtlak yangısı (tr) Volapük: larinaflamat (vo)

References

• “laryngitis” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001