bronchia
English
Noun
bronchia
- plural of bronchium
Anagrams
- branchio-
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βρόγχια (brónkhia), from βρόγχος (brónkhos, “trachea, throat”), cognate both with Ancient Greek βρόχω (brókhō, “I gulp down”) and Ancient Greek βρόχθος (brókhthos, “throat”). The various endings likely represent different forms of the root, rather than suffixes; according to Beekes the nasalisation could suggest a Pre-Greek origin, although IE derivations have been suggested.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbron.kʰi.a/, [ˈbrɔŋ.kʰi.a]
Noun
bronchia n pl (genitive bronchiōrum); second declension
- (anatomy) The bronchial tubes
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | bronchia |
| Genitive | bronchiōrum |
| Dative | bronchiīs |
| Accusative | bronchia |
| Ablative | bronchiīs |
| Vocative | bronchia |
References
- bronchia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- bronchia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette