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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂wortéh₂, from *h₂wer- (whence ἀείρω (aeírō, “to raise, lift, hang”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.or.tɛ̌ː/ → /a.orˈti/ → /a.orˈti/
Noun
ᾰ̓ορτή • (aortḗ) f (genitive ᾰ̓ορτῆς); first declension
- (in the plural) the lower extremities of the windpipe
- (in the singular) aorta, the artery which proceeds from the left ventricle
- (in the plural) the arteries
ante 177 CE,
Pollux,
Onomasticon 2.205
- a knapsack that hangs from the shoulders
Declension
Synonyms
- (lower extremities of the windpipe): βρόγχια (brónkhia)
Descendants
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