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trachea en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtɹeɪ.ki.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio
• /tɹəˈkiː.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈtɹeɪ.ki.ə/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂gʰus Proto-Hellenic *tʰrākʰús Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)bor. Late Latin trāchīa Medieval Latin trāchēader. Middle English English trachea From late Middle English, from Medieval Latin trāchēa (“the windpipe”) (also borrowed as Late Latin trāchīa), from Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (trākheîă ărtērĭ́ā, “windpipe, trachea”).

Meanings

1. A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi.
2. (dated) The xylem vessel.
3. One of the cuticle-lined primary tubes in the respiratory system of an insect, which extend throughout its body.

Forms

Deriveds

trachealgia · trache- · tracheal · tracheitis · trachean · laryngotrachea · tracheo- · trachenchyma · tracheophyte · pseudotrachea · tracheary · tracheoplasty

Relateds

tracheid · tracheole · gullet · esophagus · tracheally · throat

Synonyms

windpipe · vessel

Translations (91)

tr soluk borusu (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · ko 숨통 (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · ga píobán garbh (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · ko 기관 (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · nl trachee (de) (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · yue 氣管 /气管 (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · nl trachea (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · pdt Loftrua (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · th หลอดลม (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · kmr borîhewa (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · tew huhuu (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · bg трахея (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · mi arahau (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · hy շնչափող (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · el τραχεία (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · nb vrangstrupe (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · ta மூச்சுக்குழாய் (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · kk кеңірдек (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · cy pibell wynt (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · eu kontrako eztarri (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · bo གློ་སྦུབས (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · nl luchtpijp (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · vo bron (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · ca tràquea (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · pdt Wintrua (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · cmn 氣管 /气管 (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · ba боғарлаҡ (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · kl torluk (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · ar قَصَبَة هَوَائِيَّة (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · vi khí quản (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · mi pūkorokoro (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · ga píobán (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · sv luftstrupe (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · ga traicé (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · ota بوغاز (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · nb luftrør (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · eu trakea (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · grc βρόγχος (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · bn হলকুম (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · grc τραχεῖα ἀρτηρία (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · la trachia (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · km បំពង់ខ្យល់ (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · sl sapnik (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · ta மூச்சுக்குழல் (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · it trachea (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · ru дыха́тельное го́рло (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · ga aerchonair (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · sh трахе́ја (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · izh hookukerus (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · fr trachée (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · ko 기도 (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · lt kvėplė (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · nan-hbl 肺管 (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · lv elpvads (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · izh kulkkukerus (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · pt traqueia (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · gd sgòrnan (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · de Trachea (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · fa نای (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · ta காற்றுக்குழாய் (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · sh dùšnīk (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · hu légcső (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · eo traĥeo (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · da luftrør (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · km បំពង់សួត (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · tr nefes borusu (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · th ท่อลม (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · tr trake (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · ja 気管 (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · ba боғарҙаҡ (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · pa ਸਾਹ ਨਾਲ਼ੀ (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · gl tráquea (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · cs průdušnice (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · sh trahéja (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · ta காற்றுக்குழல் (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · de Luftröhre (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · gl gorgoiro (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · cy tracea (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · grc ἀρτηρία (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · tpi mambu bilong nek (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · es tráquea (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · fi henkitorvi (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · nn luftrøyr (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · pl tchawica (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · tl hihingahan (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · sh ду̀шнӣк (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · ru трахе́я (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · lv traheja (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · ko 숨구멍 (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · eu zintzur-heste (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) · cy breuant (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi)