aspera arteria

== Latin == === Alternative forms === artēria aspera === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈas.pɛ.ra arˈteː.ri.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈas.pe.ra arˈtɛː.ri.a] === Noun === aspera artēria f (genitive asperae artēriae); first declension windpipe Synonyms: trachīa, fistula spiritālis, pulmōnis calamus, canālis animae, canna gutturis ==== Declension ==== First-declension adjective with a first-declension noun.