laryngitis
/læɹɪnˈd͡ʒaɪtɪs/US/lɛɹɪnˈd͡ʒaɪtɪs/
laryngitis noun: an inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness.
Noun
laryngitis (usually uncountable, plural laryngites or laryngitides)
- An inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness.
- 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.1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XI
laryngitis meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
laryngitis in Hindi
- inflammation of the larynx
- स्वरयंत्रशोथ svaryantraśoth, स्वरयंत्र-प्रदाह svaryantra-pradāh
laryngitis in Tamil
- குரல்வளை அழற்சி, மிடற்றழல்
laryngitis in Bengali
- inflammation of the larynx
- স্বরযন্ত্রের প্রদাহ śorjontrer prodaho
laryngitis in Kannada
- ಗಂಟಲಗೂಡಿನ ಉರಿಯೂತ, ದನಿಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯ ಉರಿಯೂತ
More languagesFewer languages
- laryngitis in Punjabi
- ਕੰਡਾ kaṇḍā
- laryngitis in Odia
- ଲାରିଞ୍ଜାଇଟିସ lāriñjāiṭisa
- laryngitis in Tagalog
- magantatagukan
- laryngitis in Arabic
- اِنْتَهاب الحَنْجَرَة intahāb al-ḥanjara
- laryngitis in Vietnamese
- viêm thanh quản
Forms of laryngitis
| plural | laryngites |
|---|---|
| plural | laryngitides |
Origin of laryngitis
Attested since 1822 C.E. Learned borrowing from New Latin laryngitis, from larynx + -itis. By surface analysis, laryng- + -itis.
Words formed from laryngitis
Questions about laryngitis
- What does laryngitis mean?
- Laryngitis means an inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness.
- What is laryngitis in Hindi?
- Laryngitis in Hindi is स्वरयंत्रशोथ (svaryantraśoth), स्वरयंत्र-प्रदाह (svaryantra-pradāh). See Laryngitis meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is laryngitis?
- Laryngitis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce laryngitis?
- Laryngitis is pronounced /lɛɹɪnˈd͡ʒaɪtɪs/ (US).
- What is the plural of laryngitis?
- The plural of laryngitis is laryngites.
Words near laryngitis in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: laryngitis (page history and authors); laryngitis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); laryngitis (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਕੰਡਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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