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bronchia

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English

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Noun

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bronchia

  1. plural of bronchium

Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek βρόγχια (brónkhia), from βρόγχος (brónkhos, trachea, throat), cognate both with Ancient Greek βρόχω (brókhō, I gulp down) and Ancient Greek βρόχθος (brókhthos, throat). The various endings likely represent different forms of the root, rather than suffixes; according to Beekes the nasalisation could suggest a Pre-Greek origin, although IE derivations have been suggested.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bronchia n pl (genitive bronchiōrum); second declension

  1. (anatomy) The bronchial tubes

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.

plural
nominative bronchia
genitive bronchiōrum
dative bronchiīs
accusative bronchia
ablative bronchiīs
vocative bronchia
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References

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