"guttural" meaning in English

See guttural in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡʌtəɹəl/, [ˈɡʌɾɚɫ̩] [US] Audio: En-us-guttural.ogg Forms: more guttural [comparative], most guttural [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌtəɹəl Etymology: From Middle French guttural, from New Latin gutturālis, from Latin guttur (“throat”) + -ālis. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|guttural}} Middle French guttural, {{der|en|NL.|gutturālis}} New Latin gutturālis, {{der|en|la|guttur||throat}} Latin guttur (“throat”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} guttural (comparative more guttural, superlative most guttural)
  1. Sounding harsh and throaty. Translations (sounding harsh and throaty): կոկորդային (kokordayin) (Armenian), гърлен (gǎrlen) (Bulgarian), guturala (Esperanto), käheä (Finnish), guttural (French), guttural (German), kehlig (German), λαρυγγώδης (laryngódis) [masculine] (Greek), λαρυγγόφωνος (laryngófonos) [masculine] [linguistics, human-sciences, sciences] (Greek), גְרוֹנִי [masculine] (Hebrew), guturala (Ido), gutturale (Italian), nieartykułowany (Polish), gutural (Portuguese), gutural (Romanian), горта́нный (gortánnyj) (Russian), горлово́й (gorlovój) (Russian), gutural (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-guttural-en-adj-39apBqJi Disambiguation of 'sounding harsh and throaty': 95 2 3
  2. (phonetics) having a place of articulation towards the back of the mouth; in modern use, uvular, pharyngeal, or glottal; in earlier or non-technical use, also including velar. Categories (topical): Phonetics Translations (phonetics: articulated at the back of the mouth): гърлен (gǎrlen) (Bulgarian), gutturaalinen (Finnish), gardłowy (Polish), कण्ठ्य (kaṇṭhya) (Sanskrit), gutural (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-guttural-en-adj-nbMiSgRG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 62 13 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 79 5 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 11 68 7 12 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 79 5 8 1 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 12 62 7 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 60 8 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 12 65 6 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 64 8 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 68 7 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 66 8 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 12 66 10 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 13 59 8 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 10 74 6 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 68 7 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 60 10 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 47 16 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 12 64 8 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 68 7 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 14 61 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 71 7 11 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences Disambiguation of 'phonetics: articulated at the back of the mouth': 4 92 4
  3. (medicine, anatomy) Of, relating to, or connected to the throat. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Medicine Translations (medicine, anatomy: of, relating to, or connected to the throat): на гърлото (na gǎrloto) (Bulgarian), kurkku- (Finnish), gutturaalinen (Finnish), gardłowy (Polish)
    Sense id: en-guttural-en-adj-u-rYgsLl Categories (other): English terms with collocations Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'medicine, anatomy: of, relating to, or connected to the throat': 8 11 80

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡʌtəɹəl/, [ˈɡʌɾɚɫ̩] [US] Audio: En-us-guttural.ogg Forms: gutturals [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌtəɹəl Etymology: From Middle French guttural, from New Latin gutturālis, from Latin guttur (“throat”) + -ālis. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|guttural}} Middle French guttural, {{der|en|NL.|gutturālis}} New Latin gutturālis, {{der|en|la|guttur||throat}} Latin guttur (“throat”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} guttural (plural gutturals)
  1. A harsh and throaty spoken sound Translations (harsh and throaty spoken sound): kähinä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-guttural-en-noun-HGPi5jA8

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "կոկորդային"
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