βρόγχια

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/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bróŋ.kʰi.a/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbroŋ.kʰi.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβroɲ.çi.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvroɲ.çi.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvroɲ.çi.a/

Noun

βρόγχῐᾰ • (brónkhia) n pl (genitive βρογχίων); second declension

1. (anatomy) bronchial tubes; bronchi

Inflection

Second declension of τᾰ̀ βρόγχιᾰ; τῶν βρογχίων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	τᾰ̀ βρόγχιᾰ tà brónkhia
Genitive	τῶν βρογχίων tôn bronkhíōn
Dative	τοῖς βρογχίοις toîs bronkhíois
Accusative	τᾰ̀ βρόγχιᾰ tà brónkhia
Vocative	βρόγχιᾰ brónkhia
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “βρόγχια”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• βρόγχια in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)