urethra

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English

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The urethra is labelled in these diagrams of the female and male genitourinary systems

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα (ourḗthra, the passage for urine), from οὐρέω (ouréō, to make water). Recorded in English since 1634.

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Noun

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urethra (plural urethras or urethrae)

  1. (anatomy) The tube through which urine exits the body and, in penises, through which semen is ejaculated.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ūrēthra, from Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα (ourḗthra).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌyˈreː.traː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ure‧thra

Noun

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urethra f (plural urethrae or urethra's)

  1. urethra
    Synonyms: urinebuis, urinekanaal, urineleider

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα (ourḗthra).

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Noun

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ūrēthra f (genitive ūrēthrae); first declension

  1. (anatomy) urethra

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ūrēthra ūrēthrae
Genitive ūrēthrae ūrēthrārum
Dative ūrēthrae ūrēthrīs
Accusative ūrēthram ūrēthrās
Ablative ūrēthrā ūrēthrīs
Vocative ūrēthra ūrēthrae

References

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  • urethra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • urethra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.