trachea
See also: Trachea
English
editEtymology
editFrom late Middle English, from Medieval Latin trāchēa (“the windpipe”) (also borrowed as Late Latin trāchīa), from Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (trākheîa artēríā, “windpipe, trachea”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɹəˈkiː.ə/, /ˈtɹeɪ.ki.ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɹeɪ.ki.ə/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -iːə, -eɪkiə
Noun
edittrachea (plural tracheae or (obsolete) tracheæ or tracheas)
- (anatomy) A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi.
- Synonym: windpipe
- (botany, dated) The xylem vessel.
- Synonym: vessel
- (entomology) One of the cuticle-lined primary tubes in the respiratory system of an insect, which extend throughout its body.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editthin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
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See also
editReferences
edit- “trachea”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “trachea”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
editCzech
editPronunciation
editNoun
edittrachea f (related adjective tracheální)
Declension
editFurther reading
editItalian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin trachia (“windpipe”), from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα (trakheîa, “windpipe”), feminine of τραχύς (trakhús, “rugged, rough”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittrachea f (plural trachee)
Derived terms
editSee also
editLatin
editEtymology
editFrom Late Latin trachia (“windpipe”), from Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖα (trākheîa, “jagged, rugged, rough”), ellipsis of τρᾱχεῖα ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (trākheîa artēríā, “rough artery”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /traːˈkʰeː.a/, [t̪räːˈkʰeːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /traˈke.a/, [t̪räˈkɛːä]
Noun
edittrāchēa f (genitive trāchēae); first declension (Medieval Latin)
Inflection
editFirst-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
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nominative | trāchēa | trāchēae |
genitive | trāchēae | trāchēārum |
dative | trāchēae | trāchēīs |
accusative | trāchēam | trāchēās |
ablative | trāchēā | trāchēīs |
vocative | trāchēa | trāchēae |
Descendants
edit- Middle English:
- English: trachea
Portuguese
editNoun
edittrachea f (plural tracheas)
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