laringitis
/laɾinˈxitis/feminine
Laryngitis is laringitis in Spanish.
The term refers to the medical condition involving inflammation of the larynx.
Meaning: inflammation of the larynx (noun)
Which one should you use?
In informal contexts, one might use the term Catarrón de garganta instead of the medical term laringitis.
How does it change in a sentence?
Because laringitis is a feminine noun, the definite article used is la rather than el.
How do you pronounce it?
/laɾinˈxitis/
Did you know?
- The suffix -itis is so common in Spanish medical terms that it is often used colloquially to describe any obsession or annoying habit, such as estudiantitis for a student who cannot stop studying.
- While laringitis is the medical term, the phrase catarrón de garganta uses the augmentative suffix -ón to emphasize the severity or 'thickness' of the congestion.
- The word laringitis is a loanword from New Latin, which adapted the suffix -ῖτις from Ancient Greek.
Examples in context
- La laringitis no me deja hablar.The laryngitis won't let me speak.
- El médico confirmó que es laringitis.The doctor confirmed that it is laryngitis.
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are talking at the office.
- LucíaHola Javier, ¿por qué hablas tan bajito?Hello Javier, why are you speaking so softly?
- JavierEs que tengo laringitis desde ayer.It is just that I have had laryngitis since yesterday.
- LucíaLo siento mucho, deberías descansar la voz.I am very sorry, you should rest your voice.
- JavierTienes razón, Lucía, voy a beber té.You are right, Lucía, I am going to drink tea.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “laryngitis” translations and entries laringitis, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries laringitis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
