arteria

See also: artéria, artèria, and arterią

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin artēria (“a windpipe; an artery”), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (artēríā). Doublet of artery.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɑɹˈtɪɹ.i.ə/
• Rhymes: -ɪəɹiə

Noun

arteria (plural arteriae)

1. (anatomy) Synonym of artery.

Derived terms

• arteria innominata

Anagrams

• Arrieta

Asturian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin artēria, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (artēríā).

Noun

arteria f (plural arteries)

1. artery

Related terms

• arterial

Catalan

Etymology

From arter +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ər.təˈɾi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aɾ.teˈɾi.a]

Noun

arteria f (plural arteries)

1. artfulness, cunning

Related terms

• arterós

Further reading

• “arteria” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Esperanto

Etymology

From arterio +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): [arteˈria]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: ar‧te‧ri‧a

Adjective

arteria (accusative singular arterian, plural arteriaj, accusative plural arteriajn)

1. arterial, relating to an artery

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English artery), ultimately from Latin artēria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑrteriɑ/, [ˈɑ̝rt̪e̞ˌriɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): ar‧te‧ria

Noun

arteria

1. (medicine) artery

   Synonym: valtimo

Declension

Inflection of arteria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		arteria	arteriat
genitive		arterian	arterioiden arterioitten
partitive		arteriaa	arterioita
illative		arteriaan	arterioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		arteria	arteriat
accusative	nom.	arteria	arteriat
	gen.	arterian
genitive		arterian	arterioiden arterioitten arteriain rare
partitive		arteriaa	arterioita
inessive		arteriassa	arterioissa
elative		arteriasta	arterioista
illative		arteriaan	arterioihin
adessive		arterialla	arterioilla
ablative		arterialta	arterioilta
allative		arterialle	arterioille
essive		arteriana	arterioina
translative		arteriaksi	arterioiksi
abessive		arteriatta	arterioitta
instructive		—	arterioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of arteria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative arteriani arteriani accusative nom. arteriani arteriani gen. arteriani genitive arteriani arterioideni arterioitteni arteriaini rare partitive arteriaani arterioitani inessive arteriassani arterioissani elative arteriastani arterioistani illative arteriaani arterioihini adessive arteriallani arterioillani ablative arterialtani arterioiltani allative arterialleni arterioilleni essive arterianani arterioinani translative arteriakseni arterioikseni abessive arteriattani arterioittani instructive — — comitative — arterioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative arteriasi arteriasi accusative nom. arteriasi arteriasi gen. arteriasi genitive arteriasi arterioidesi arterioittesi arteriaisi rare partitive arteriaasi arterioitasi inessive arteriassasi arterioissasi elative arteriastasi arterioistasi illative arteriaasi arterioihisi adessive arteriallasi arterioillasi ablative arterialtasi arterioiltasi allative arteriallesi arterioillesi essive arterianasi arterioinasi translative arteriaksesi arterioiksesi abessive arteriattasi arterioittasi instructive — — comitative — arterioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative arteriamme arteriamme accusative nom. arteriamme arteriamme gen. arteriamme genitive arteriamme arterioidemme arterioittemme arteriaimme rare partitive arteriaamme arterioitamme inessive arteriassamme arterioissamme elative arteriastamme arterioistamme illative arteriaamme arterioihimme adessive arteriallamme arterioillamme ablative arterialtamme arterioiltamme allative arteriallemme arterioillemme essive arterianamme arterioinamme translative arteriaksemme arterioiksemme abessive arteriattamme arterioittamme instructive — — comitative — arterioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative arterianne arterianne accusative nom. arterianne arterianne gen. arterianne genitive arterianne arterioidenne arterioittenne arteriainne rare partitive arteriaanne arterioitanne inessive arteriassanne arterioissanne elative arteriastanne arterioistanne illative arteriaanne arterioihinne adessive arteriallanne arterioillanne ablative arterialtanne arterioiltanne allative arteriallenne arterioillenne essive arteriananne arterioinanne translative arteriaksenne arterioiksenne abessive arteriattanne arterioittanne instructive — — comitative — arterioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative arteriansa arteriansa accusative nom. arteriansa arteriansa gen. arteriansa genitive arteriansa arterioidensa arterioittensa arteriainsa rare partitive arteriaansa arterioitaan arterioitansa inessive arteriassaan arteriassansa arterioissaan arterioissansa elative arteriastaan arteriastansa arterioistaan arterioistansa illative arteriaansa arterioihinsa adessive arteriallaan arteriallansa arterioillaan arterioillansa ablative arterialtaan arterialtansa arterioiltaan arterioiltansa allative arterialleen arteriallensa arterioilleen arterioillensa essive arterianaan arterianansa arterioinaan arterioinansa translative arteriakseen arteriaksensa arterioikseen arterioiksensa abessive arteriattaan arteriattansa arterioittaan arterioittansa instructive — — comitative — arterioineen arterioinensa

Further reading

• “arteria”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin artēria, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (artēríā).

Noun

arteria f (plural arterias)

1. artery

Related terms

• arterial

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin artēria, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (artēríā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arˈtɛ.rja/
• Rhymes: -ɛrja
• Hyphenation: ar‧tè‧ria

Noun

arteria f (plural arterie)

1. (anatomy) artery, arteria

Derived terms

Derived terms

• arteriale
• arterioctomia
• arteriografia
• arteriola
• arteriopatia
• arteriosclerosi
• arterioso
• arterite

Anagrams

• ratiera, tarerai

Latin

Alternative forms

• artērium

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (artēríā, “windpipe; artery”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /arˈteː.ri.a/, [ärˈt̪eːriä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /arˈte.ri.a/, [ärˈt̪ɛːriä]

Noun

artēria f (genitive artēriae); first declension

1. (anatomy) a windpipe
2. (anatomy) an artery

Usage notes

• The application of this term to the arteries results from a misinterpretation of corpses, in which the blood had moved to the veins, and the air to the arteries.

Inflection

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	artēria	artēriae
genitive	artēriae	artēriārum
dative	artēriae	artēriīs
accusative	artēriam	artēriās
ablative	artēriā	artēriīs
vocative	artēria	artēriae

Derived terms

• artēriacē
• artēriacus (adjective)
• artēriōsus (adjective)
• artēriotomia

Descendants

Descendants

• → Asturian: arteria
• → Catalan: artèria
• → Old French: artaire, artere, arteroe
  • → English: artery
  • French: artère
  • → Irish: artaire
• → Galician: arteria
• → Hungarian: artéria
• → Italian: arteria
• → Polish: arteria
• → Portuguese: artéria
• → Spanish: arteria

References

• “arteria”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “arteria”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• arteria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin artēria, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (artēríā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arˈtɛ.rja/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛrja
• Syllabification: ar‧te‧ria

Noun

arteria f

1. (transport) artery (major transit corridor)

   Synonym: magistrala

2. (anatomy) artery (blood vessel from the heart)

   Synonym: tętnica

Declension

Declension of arteria

	singular	plural
nominative	arteria	arterie
genitive	arterii	arterii/arteryj (archaic)
dative	arterii	arteriom
accusative	arterię	arterie
instrumental	arterią	arteriami
locative	arterii	arteriach
vocative	arterio	arterie

Derived terms

adjectives

• arterialny
• arteriograficzny
• arteriosklerotyczny
• arteryjny

 

nouns

• arteriografia
• arterioskleroza

 

Further reading

• arteria in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• arteria in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin artēria, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (artēríā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈteɾja/ [aɾˈt̪e.ɾja]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɾja
• Syllabification: ar‧te‧ria

Noun

arteria f (plural arterias)

1. (anatomy) artery

Derived terms

• arteria coronaria
• arteria renal
• arterial
• arteriola
• arteriología
• arterioso

 

Further reading

• “arteria”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10