ἀρτηρία

See also: αρτηρία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́η (artēríē) Ionic

Etymology

Supposed contraction of *ᾰ̓ορτηρῐ́ᾱ (*aortēríā) (cf. ᾰ̓ορτήρ (aortḗr)), from ᾰ̓είρω (aeírō, to bind, hang up).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (artēríā) f (genitive ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. (anatomy)
    1. windpipe, trachea
    2. artery (as distinct from a vein)
    3. aorta
      Synonym: ᾰ̓ορτή (aortḗ)
    4. (in the plural) ureters
    5. (in the plural) bronchi

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ ἡ τρᾱχεῖᾰ (artēríā hē trākheîa)
  • ᾰ̓ρτηρῐᾰκός (artēriakós)
  • ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱσῐς (artēríāsis)
  • ᾰ̓ρτηρῐοτομέω (artēriotoméō)
  • ᾰ̓ρτηρῐοτομῐ́ᾱ (artēriotomíā)
  • ᾰ̓ρτηρῐώδης (artēriṓdēs)

Descendants

  • Latin: artēria (see there for further descendants)
  • Russian: арте́рия (artérija)

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἀρτηρία”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 143

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