Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi.
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nounmembranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi
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cartilaginous tube
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰreh₂gʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰréh₂gʰus
- Proto-Hellenic*tʰrākʰús
- Ancient Greekτρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)
- Late Latintrāchīa
- Medieval Latintrāchēa
- Englishtrachea
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”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία, τραχεῖα ἀρτηρία
- ἀρτηρία (artēría)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- τραχεῖα ἀρτηρία (trakheîa artēría)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- βρόγχος (brónkhos)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Arabic قَصَبَة هَوَائِيَّة
- قَصَبَة هَوَائِيَّة (qaṣaba hawāʔiyya)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Basque kontrako eztarri, trakea
- kontrako eztarrithin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- trakeathin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- zintzur-hestethin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Bengali হলকুম
- হলকুম (holokum)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Bulgarian трахея
- трахея (traheja)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Catalan tràquea
- tràqueathin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Chinese Cantonese 氣管 /气管
- 氣管 /气管 (hei³ gun²)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Chinese Mandarin 氣管 /气管
- 氣管 /气管 (qìguǎn)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Czech průdušnice
- průdušnicethin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Danish luftrør
- luftrørthin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Dutch trachee (de), trachea
- trachee (de)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- tracheathin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- luchtpijpthin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Esperanto traĥeo
- traĥeothin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Finnish henkitorvi
- henkitorvithin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
French trachée
- trachéethin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
German Trachea, Luftröhre
- Tracheathin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- Luftröhrethin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Greek τραχεία
- τραχεία (tracheía)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Hungarian légcső
- légcsőthin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Irish píobán garbh, traicé
- píobán garbhthin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- traicéthin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- píobánthin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- aerchonairthin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Italian trachea
- tracheathin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Japanese 気管
- 気管 (kikan)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Korean 숨통, 기도
- 숨통 (sumtong)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- 기도 (gido)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- 기관 (gigwan)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- 숨구멍 (sumgumeong)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Latin trachia
- trachiathin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Latvian elpvads, traheja
- elpvadsthin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- trahejathin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Lithuanian kvėplė
- kvėplėthin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Māori pūkorokoro, arahau
- pūkorokorothin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- arahauthin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Norwegian Bokmål luftrør, vrangstrupe
- luftrørthin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- vrangstrupethin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Persian نای
- نای (nāy)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Polish tchawica
- tchawicathin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Portuguese traqueia
- traqueiathin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Punjabi ਸਾਹ ਨਾਲ਼ੀ
- ਸਾਹ ਨਾਲ਼ੀ (sāh nāḷī)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Russian трахе́я, дыха́тельное го́рло
- трахе́я (traxéja)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- дыха́тельное го́рло (dyxátelʹnoje górlo)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Scottish Gaelic sgòrnan
- sgòrnanthin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Spanish tráquea
- tráqueathin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Swedish luftstrupe
- luftstrupethin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Tagalog hihingahan
- hihingahanthin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Tamil மூச்சுக்குழல், மூச்சுக்குழாய்
- மூச்சுக்குழல் (mūccukkuḻal)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- மூச்சுக்குழாய் (mūccukkuḻāy)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- காற்றுக்குழல் (kāṟṟukkuḻal)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- காற்றுக்குழாய் (kāṟṟukkuḻāy)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Thai หลอดลม, ท่อลม
- หลอดลม (lɔ̀ɔt-lom)thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- ท่อลมthin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Turkish nefes borusu, soluk borusu
- nefes borusuthin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- soluk borusuthin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- trakethin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Vietnamese khí quản
- khí quảnthin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Welsh pibell wynt, breuant
- pibell wyntthin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- breuantthin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
- traceathin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with trachea
viaideaKoreaeamariaTanzaniaLuciaGarciamiaEritrealeaBeadiarrheaLeahsheariaureaHoseapizzeriaSandiatortillaPadillaTheachia
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Cite this entry
APA
trachea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trachea
MLA
“trachea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trachea. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trachea,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trachea.
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