aspera arteria

• artēria aspera

Sometimes contrasted with levis artēria, artēria levis, denoting just a “vein”, or bloodvessel, but Ancient Greek ἀρτηρῐ́ᾱ (artērĭ́ā) meant a windpipe already. It is a calque of Ancient Greek τραχεῖα ἀρτηρία (trakheîa artēría), hence also the order of the two words, asper meaning “rough, rugged” like τραχύς (trakhús).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈas.pɛ.ra arˈteː.ri.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈas.pe.ra arˈt̪ɛː.ri.a]

aspera artēria f (genitive asperae artēriae); first declension

1. windpipe

   Synonyms: trachīa, fistula spiritālis, pulmōnis calamus, canālis animae, canna gutturis

First-declension adjective with a first-declension noun.