aspera arteria

Latin

Alternative forms

• artēria aspera

Etymology

Sometimes contrasted with levis artēria, artēria levis, denoting just a “vein”, or bloodvessel, but Ancient Greek ἀρτηρῐ́ᾱ (artēríā) meant a windpipe already. It is a calque of Ancient Greek τραχεῖα ἀρτηρία (trakheîa artēría), hence also the order of the two words, asper meaning “rough, rugged” like τραχύς (trakhús).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

aspera artēria f (genitive asperae artēriae); first declension

1. windpipe

   Synonyms: trachīa, fistula spiritālis, pulmōnis calamus, canālis animae, canna gutturis

Declension

First-declension adjective with a first-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	aspera artēria	asperae artēriae
genitive	asperae artēriae	asperārum artēriārum
dative	asperae artēriae	asperīs artēriīs
accusative	asperam artēriam	asperās artēriās
ablative	asperā artēriā	asperīs artēriīs
vocative	aspera artēria	asperae artēriae