laryngitis

English

Etymology

Attested since 1822 C.E.; from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin larynx, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek λάρυγξ (lárunx), +‎ -itis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /læɹɪnˈdʒajtɪs/

Noun

laryngitis (usually uncountable, plural laryngites)

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

• Arabic: اِنْتَهاب الحَنْجَرَة m (intahāb al-ḥanjara)
• Bulgarian: ларингит (bg) m (laringit)
• Catalan: laringitis f
• Czech: laryngitida (cs) f
• Finnish: kurkunpään tulehdus, laryngiitti (fi)
• French: laryngite (fr)
• German: Kehlkopfentzündung (de) f
• Icelandic: barkakýlisbólga f, barkakýliskvef n, raddbandakvef n, barkabólga f
• Irish: laraingíteas m
• Italian: laringite (it) f
• Japanese: 喉頭炎 (こうとうえん, koutouen)
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• Korean: 후두염 (ko) (huduyeom)
• Latin: laryngitis
• Portuguese: laringite (pt) f
• Russian: ларинги́т (ru) m (laringít)
• Spanish: laringitis (es) f
• Swedish: laryngit (sv)
• Tagalog: magantatagukan
• Turkish: gırtlak yangısı
• Volapük: larinaflamat

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “laryngitis”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.