artaire
Irish
Alternative forms
- airtéire, airtire
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)
Declension
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Derived terms
- artaire caratach (“carotid artery”)
- artaire corónach (“coronary artery”)
- artaire eireabaill (“caudal artery”)
- artaire scamhógach (“pulmonary artery”)
- artaireach (“arterial”, adjective)
Mutation
| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| artaire | n-artaire | hartaire | t-artaire |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “airtire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “artaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “artery”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “artaire”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
Old French
Alternative forms
- artere, arteroe
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin artēria (“windpipe, artery”), from Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία (artēría).
Noun
artaire oblique singular, f (oblique plural artaires, nominative singular artaire, nominative plural artaires)