trachea
English
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.
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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
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
trachea f (related adjective tracheální)
Declension
Further reading
- “trachea”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
- “trachea”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “trachea”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Italian
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
Latin
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.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | trāchēa | trāchēae |
Genitive | trāchēae | trāchēārum |
Dative | trāchēae | trāchēīs |
Accusative | trāchēam | trāchēās |
Ablative | trāchēā | trāchēīs |
Vocative | trāchēa | trāchēae |
Descendants
- Middle English:
- English: trachea
Portuguese
Noun
trachea f (plural tracheas)
- English terms inherited from Middle English
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- Rhymes:English/iːə
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- Rhymes:English/eɪkiə/3 syllables
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- Rhymes:Italian/ɛa
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