uretra

Asturian

Noun

uretra f (plural uretres)

1. (anatomy) urethra (anatomical tube)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈurɛtra]

Noun

uretra f

1. (anatomy) urethra

   Synonym: močová trubice

Declension

Declension of uretra (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	uretra	uretry
genitive	uretry	ureter
dative	uretře	uretrám
accusative	uretru	uretry
vocative	uretro	uretry
locative	uretře	uretrách
instrumental	uretrou	uretrami

Related terms

• uretrální

Further reading

• “urethra”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “uretra”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Galician

Noun

uretra f (plural uretras)

1. (anatomy) urethra

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈrɛ.tra/
• Rhymes: -ɛtra
• Hyphenation: u‧rè‧tra

Noun

uretra f (plural uretre)

1. (anatomy) urethra

Derived terms

• uretrale
• uretrite
• uretroscopia

Anagrams

• turare, turerà, urtare, urterà

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian uretra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈrɛːt.ra/
• Rhymes: -ɛːtra

Noun

uretra f

1. (anatomy) urethra

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ūrēthra, from Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα (ourḗthra, “urethra”), from οὐρέω (ouréō, “to urinate”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /uˈɾɛ.tɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /uˈɾɛ.tɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: u‧re‧tra

Noun

uretra f (plural uretras)

1. (anatomy) urethra

Further reading

• “uretra”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “uretra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ūrēthra, from Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα (ourḗthra, “urethra”), from οὐρέω (ouréō, “to urinate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈɾetɾa/ [uˈɾe.t̪ɾa]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -etɾa
• Syllabification: u‧re‧tra

Noun

uretra f (plural uretras)

1. (anatomy) urethra

Derived terms

• uretral

Related terms

• diurético
• uréter

Further reading

• “uretra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025