LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

artēria

artēria f (genitive artēriae)
Classical[arˈteː.ri.a]Ecclesiastical[arˈtɛː.ri.a]

Meaning

  1. a windpipe
  2. an artery

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeartēriaartēriae
genitiveartēriaeartēriārum
dativeartēriaeartēriīs
accusativeartēriamartēriās
ablativeartēriāartēriīs
vocativeartēriaartēriae

artērĭa, ae, f. (artērĭum, i, n.,
I. v. infra), = ἀρτηρία.
I. The windpipe: arteria ad pulmonem atque cor pertinens, Plin. 11, 37, 66, § 175; 20, 6, 22, § 49; so id. 22, 25, 66, § 136; Gell. 17, 11, 2 al.—From its internal roughness, also called arteria aspera (Gr. τραχεῖα ἀρτηρία): cum aspera arteria (sic enim a medicis appellatur) ostium habeat adjunctum linguae radicibus, Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 136; Cels. 4, 1.—And since it consists of two parts, also in the plur.: laeduntur arteriae, Auct. ad Her. 3, 12: arteriae reticendo acquiescunt, id. ib. 3, 12; Plin. 22, 23, 48, § 100; Suet. Ner. 25; id. Vit. 2; Gell. 10, 26, 9.—Once in the neutr. plur.: artērĭa, ōrum, * Lucr. 4, 529.—
II. An artery: sanguis per venas in omne corpus diffunditur et spiritus per arterias, Cic. N. D. 2, 55, 138; cf. id. ib. fin.; Sen. Q. N. 3, 15; arteriarum pulsus citatus aut tardus, etc., Plin. 11, 37, 88, § 219: arteria incisa non coit neque sanescit, Cels. 2, 10.—Sometimes it interchanges with vena; cf. Gell. 18, 10, 4 sq.

Origins

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

Descendants
  • Catalanartèria
  • Englisharteryfrom Old French artaire
  • Frenchartèrefrom Old French artaire
  • Italianarteria
  • Portugueseartéria
  • Spanisharteria
  • Asturianarteria
  • Dutcharterie
  • Irishartairefrom Old French artaire
  • Galicianarteria

In English words that came into English from artēria

  • arteryartēria
  • arteriolearteriola

Quick answers

What does artēria mean in Latin?
artēria, a noun, means “a windpipe; an artery”.
What is the genitive of artēria?
The genitive singular is artēriae. artēria is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce artēria?
In classical Latin, [arˈteː.ri.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [arˈtɛː.ri.a].