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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From βρόγχος (brónkhos, “windpipe, trachea”) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix), in the plural.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bróŋ.kʰi.a/ → /ˈβroɲ.çi.a/ → /ˈvroɲ.çi.a/
Noun
βρόγχῐᾰ • (brónkhia) n pl (genitive βρογχίων); second declension
- (anatomy) bronchial tubes; bronchi
Inflection
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