laryngitis

English

Etymology

Attested since 1822 C.E.; from Latin larynx, from Ancient Greek λάρυγξ (lárunx), +‎ -itis. By surface analysis, laryng- +‎ -itis.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /lɛɹɪnˈd͡ʒaɪtɪs/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /læɹɪnˈd͡ʒaɪtɪs/

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Noun

laryngitis (usually uncountable, plural laryngites or laryngitides)

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

• Albanian: laringjít m
• Arabic: اِنْتَهاب الحَنْجَرَة m (intahāb al-ḥanjara)
• Bengali: স্বরযন্ত্রের প্রদাহ (śorjontrer prodaho)
• Bulgarian: ларингит (bg) m (laringit)
• Catalan: laringitis (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 喉炎 (zh) (hóuyán)

• Czech: laryngitida (cs) f
• Dutch: keelontsteking (nl) f
• Finnish: kurkunpään tulehdus, laryngiitti (fi)
• French: laryngite (fr)
• Galician: larinxite (gl) f
• German: Kehlkopfentzündung (de) f
• Hindi: स्वरयंत्रशोथ (svaryantraśoth), स्वरयंत्र-प्रदाह (svaryantra-pradāh)
• Hungarian: torokgyulladás (hu)
• Icelandic: barkakýlisbólga f, barkakýliskvef n, raddbandakvef n, barkabólga f
• Irish: laraingíteas m
• Italian: laringite (it) f
• Japanese: 喉頭炎 (ja) (こうとうえん, koutouen)
• Kazakh: көмейдің қабынуы (kömeidıñ qabynuy), көмекейдің қабынуы (kömekeidıñ qabynuy), ларингит (lariñit)
• Korean: 후두염(喉頭炎) (ko) (huduyeom)
• Latin: laryngitis f
• Odia: ଲାରିଞ୍ଜାଇଟିସ (lariñjaiṭisô)
• Portuguese: laringite (pt) f
• Romanian: laringită (ro) f
• Russian: ларинги́т (ru) m (laringít)
• Spanish: laringitis (es) f
• Swedish: laryngit (sv)
• Tagalog: magantatagukan
• Turkish: gırtlak yangısı
• Uzbek: laringit (uz)
• Vietnamese: viêm thanh quản (炎聲管)
• Volapük: larinaflamat

References

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