laryngitis

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US/lɛɹɪnˈd͡ʒaɪtɪs/UK/læɹɪnˈd͡ʒaɪtɪs/

noun

An inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness.

OriginNew Latin laryngitis →
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Meanings

nounlaryngitis (usually uncountable, plural laryngites or laryngitides)

plural laryngites · plural laryngitides

  1. uncountableusuallyAn 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

Origin

  1. New Latinlaryngitis
  2. Englishlaryngitis

Attested since 1822 C.E. Learned borrowing from New Latin laryngitis, from larynx + -itis. By surface analysis, laryng- + -itis.

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Translations

Arabic اِنْتَهاب الحَنْجَرَة
  • اِنْتَهاب الحَنْجَرَة (intahāb al-ḥanjara)inflammation of the larynx
Bengali স্বরযন্ত্রের প্রদাহ
  • স্বরযন্ত্রের প্রদাহ (śorjontrer prodaho)inflammation of the larynx
Bulgarian ларингит
  • ларингит (laringit)inflammation of the larynx
Catalan laringitis
  • laringitisinflammation of the larynx
Chinese Mandarin 喉炎
  • 喉炎 (hóuyán)inflammation of the larynx
Czech laryngitida
  • laryngitidainflammation of the larynx
Dutch keelontsteking
  • keelontstekinginflammation of the larynx
Finnish kurkunpäätulehdus, kurkunpään tulehdus
  • kurkunpäätulehdusinflammation of the larynx
  • kurkunpään tulehdusinflammation of the larynx
  • laryngiittiinflammation of the larynx
French laryngite
  • laryngiteinflammation of the larynx
German Kehlkopfentzündung
  • Kehlkopfentzündunginflammation of the larynx
Hindi स्वरयंत्रशोथ, स्वरयंत्र-प्रदाह
  • स्वरयंत्रशोथ (svaryantraśoth)inflammation of the larynx
  • स्वरयंत्र-प्रदाह (svaryantra-pradāh)inflammation of the larynx
Hungarian torokgyulladás
  • torokgyulladásinflammation of the larynx
Icelandic barkakýlisbólga, barkakýliskvef
  • barkakýlisbólgainflammation of the larynx
  • barkakýliskvefinflammation of the larynx
  • raddbandakvefinflammation of the larynx
  • barkabólgainflammation of the larynx
Irish laraingíteas
  • laraingíteasinflammation of the larynx
Italian laringite
  • laringiteinflammation of the larynx
Japanese 喉頭炎
  • 喉頭炎 (koutouen)inflammation of the larynx
Korean 후두염
  • 후두염 (huduyeom)inflammation of the larynx
Latin laryngitis
  • laryngitisinflammation of the larynx
Portuguese laringite
  • laringiteinflammation of the larynx
Romanian laringită
  • laringităinflammation of the larynx
Russian ларинги́т
  • ларинги́т (laringít)inflammation of the larynx
Slovak laryngitída
  • laryngitídainflammation of the larynx
Spanish laringitis
  • laringitisinflammation of the larynx
Swedish laryngit
  • laryngitinflammation of the larynx
Tagalog magantatagukan
  • magantatagukaninflammation of the larynx
Turkish gırtlak yangısı
  • gırtlak yangısıinflammation of the larynx
Vietnamese viêm thanh quản
  • viêm thanh quảninflammation of the larynx
Cite this entry
APA

laryngitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laryngitis

MLA

“laryngitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laryngitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laryngitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laryngitis.

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