aspera arteria
Latin
Alternative forms
- artēria aspera
Etymology
Sometimes contrasted with levis artēria, artēria levis, denoting just a “vein”, or bloodvessel, but Ancient Greek ἀρτηρῐ́ᾱ (artēríā) meant a windpipe already. It is a calque of Ancient Greek τραχεῖα ἀρτηρία (trakheîa artēría), hence also the order of the two words, asper meaning “rough, rugged” like τραχύς (trakhús).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈas.pe.ra arˈteː.ri.a/, [ˈas.pɛ.ra arˈteː.ri.a]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈas.pe.ra arˈte.ri.a/, [ˈas.pe.ra arˈteː.ri.a]
Noun
aspera artēria f (genitive asperae artēriae); first declension
- windpipe
- Synonyms: trachīa, fistula spiritālis, pulmōnis calamus, canālis animae, canna gutturis
Declension
First declension.
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aspera artēria | asperae artēriae |
| Genitive | asperae artēriae | asperārum artēriārum |
| Dative | asperae artēriae | asperīs artēriīs |
| Accusative | asperam artēriam | asperās artēriās |
| Ablative | asperā artēriā | asperīs artēriīs |
| Vocative | aspera artēria | asperae artēriae |