larynx
/ˈleɹɪŋks/LEH-ringks
/ˈlɛɹɪŋks/LEH-ringks
Meaningthe upper windpipe
Common meaning: the voice box
- larynxthe upper windpipeLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 877 · scan
Journey through time
- Greekλάρυγξ‘the upper windpipe’
- Latindarynx
- Englishmeaning shiftsthe upper windpipe → the voice boxlarynx‘the voice box’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek λάρυγξ ‘the upper windpipe’.
Roots
- λάρυγξ Greek “the upper windpipe”
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