trachea
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See also: Trachea
Etymology
From 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
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɹəˈkiː.ə/, /ˈtɹeɪ.ki.ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɹeɪ.ki.ə/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -iːə, -eɪkiə
Noun
trachea (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
Related terms
Translations
thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
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See also
References
- “trachea”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “trachea”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
Pronunciation
Noun
trachea f (related adjective tracheální)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | trachea | trachey |
| genitive | trachey | tracheí |
| dative | trachei | tracheám, tracheím |
| accusative | tracheu | trachey |
| vocative | tracheo | trachey |
| locative | trachei | tracheách, tracheích |
| instrumental | tracheou | tracheami |
Declension of trachea (technical feminine in -ea)
Further reading
Etymology
From Latin trachia (“windpipe”), from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα (trakheîa, “windpipe”), feminine of τραχύς (trakhús, “rugged, rough”).
Pronunciation
Noun
trachea f (plural trachee)
Derived terms
See also
Etymology
From Late Latin trachia (“windpipe”), from Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖα (trākheîa, “jagged, rugged, rough”), ellipsis of τρᾱχεῖα ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (trākheîa artēríā, “rough artery”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /traːˈkʰeː.a/, [t̪räːˈkʰeːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /traˈke.a/, [t̪räˈkɛːä]
Noun
trāchēa f (genitive trāchēae); first declension (Medieval Latin)
Inflection
First-declension noun.
Descendants
- Middle English:
- English: trachea
Noun
trachea f (plural tracheas)
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