ureter
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek οὐρητήρ (ourētḗr).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jʊəˈɹiːtə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
ureter (plural ureters)
- (anatomy) Either of the two long, narrow ducts that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
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Derived terms
Translations
narrow duct that carries urine from the kidneys
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Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ūrētēr, from Ancient Greek οὐρητήρ (ourētḗr).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /uˈretər/ [uˈre.t̪ər]
- Rhymes: -etər
- Syllabification: u‧re‧ter
Noun
ureter (plural ureter-ureter)
Further reading
- “ureter” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek οὐρητήρ (ourētḗr).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [uːˈreː.teːr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [uˈrɛː.t̪er]
Noun
ūrētēr m (genitive ūrētēris); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ūrētēr | ūrētērēs |
| genitive | ūrētēris | ūrētērum |
| dative | ūrētērī | ūrētēribus |
| accusative | ūrētērem | ūrētērēs |
| ablative | ūrētēre | ūrētēribus |
| vocative | ūrētēr | ūrētērēs |
References
- “ureter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ureter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /u.ɾeˈtɛ(ʁ)/ [u.ɾeˈtɛ(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /u.ɾeˈtɛ(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /u.ɾeˈtɛ(ʁ)/ [u.ɾeˈtɛ(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /u.ɾeˈtɛ(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /u.ɾɨˈtɛɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /u.ɾɨˈtɛ.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: u‧re‧ter
Noun
ureter m (plural ureteres)
- alternative form of uréter
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
ureter n (plural uretere)