noun
- Plural of laryngal; consonant sounds produced in or near the larynx, or hypothetical consonants reconstructed in Proto-Indo-European linguistics.
Usage: linguistics; technical
adjective
- Of, relating to, or produced by the larynx.
Usage: anatomy; phonetics
Examples
- Linguists debate the exact nature of the laryngals in Proto-Indo-European.
- The laryngals consonants are difficult to hear in modern English.
- Laryngals infections can cause hoarseness and throat pain.
- Historical sound changes affected how laryngals were pronounced across different languages.
- The theory of laryngals helped explain irregularities in Indo-European word forms.