trachea

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From late Middle English, from Medieval Latin trāchēa (the windpipe) (also borrowed as Late Latin trāchīa), from Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîa, jagged, rugged, rough), ellipsis of τρᾱχεῖᾰ ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (trākheîa artēríā, rough artery).

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trachea (plural tracheae or (obsolete) tracheæ or tracheas)

  1. (anatomy) A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi.
    Synonym: windpipe
  2. (botany, dated) The xylem vessel.
    Synonym: vessel
  3. (entomology) One of the cuticle-lined primary tubes in the respiratory system of an insect, which extend throughout its body.

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trachea f (related adjective tracheální)

  1. (anatomy) trachea

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Further reading[edit]

  • trachea in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • trachea in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • trachea in Internetová jazyková příručka

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin trachia (windpipe), from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα (trakheîa, windpipe), feminine of τραχύς (trakhús, rugged, rough).

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  • IPA(key): /traˈkɛ.a/
  • Rhymes: -ɛa
  • Hyphenation: tra‧chè‧a

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trachea f (plural trachee)

  1. (anatomy) trachea, windpipe
  2. (botany) trachea

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Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin trachia (windpipe), from Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖα (trākheîa, jagged, rugged, rough), ellipsis of τρᾱχεῖα ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (trākheîa artēríā, rough artery).

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trāchēa f (genitive trāchēae); first declension (Medieval Latin)

  1. (anatomy) the windpipe, trachea

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative trāchēa trāchēae
Genitive trāchēae trāchēārum
Dative trāchēae trāchēīs
Accusative trāchēam trāchēās
Ablative trāchēā trāchēīs
Vocative trāchēa trāchēae

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trachea f (plural tracheas)

  1. Obsolete form of traqueia.