artaire

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman artaire, from Latin artēria (windpipe, artery), from Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία (artēría).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɾˠt̪ˠəɾʲə/

Noun

artaire m (genitive singular artaire, nominative plural artairí)

  1. (anatomy) artery

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
artaire n-artaire hartaire t-artaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • airtire” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Further reading


Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin artēria (windpipe, artery), from Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία (artēría).

Noun

artaire f (oblique plural artaires, nominative singular artaire, nominative plural artaires)

  1. artery

Descendants

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