branchia

English

Etymology

From Latin branchia, from Ancient Greek βράγχια (bránkhia, “gills”).

Noun

branchia (plural branchiae)

1. A gill or other organ having the same function

Derived terms

• branchial
• parabranchia

Translations

gill or other organ having the same function — see gill

Anagrams

• bra chain

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin branchia, from Ancient Greek βράγχια (bránkhia, “gills”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbran.kja/
• Rhymes: -ankja
• Hyphenation: bràn‧chia

Noun

branchia f (plural branchie)

1. gill

Related terms

• branchiale

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Latin

Noun

branchia f (genitive branchiae); first declension

1. (usually in the plural) branchia (gill of a fish)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	branchia	branchiae
Genitive	branchiae	branchiārum
Dative	branchiae	branchiīs
Accusative	branchiam	branchiās
Ablative	branchiā	branchiīs
Vocative	branchia	branchiae

Descendants

• → Catalan: brànquia
• → English: branchia
• → Spanish: branchia
• → French: branchie
• Italian: branchia
• Sicilian: vranchia

References

• “branchia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• branchia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• branchia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette