bronchium

English

Etymology

From New Latin bronchium, singular of Latin bronchia, from Ancient Greek βρογχία (bronkhía)

Noun

bronchium (plural bronchia)

1. (anatomy, usually in the plural) A bronchial tube; a subdivision of the bronchus.

Related terms

• dorsobronchium
• ectobronchium
• entobronchium
• mesobronchium
• parabronchium

Latin

Etymology

Back-formation from bronchia.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbron.kʰi.um/, [ˈbrɔŋkʰiʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbron.ki.um/, [ˈbrɔŋkium]

Noun

bronchium n (genitive bronchiī); second declension

1. (New Latin, anatomy) A bronchial tube.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	bronchium	bronchia
genitive	bronchiī	bronchiōrum
dative	bronchiō	bronchiīs
accusative	bronchium	bronchia
ablative	bronchiō	bronchiīs
vocative	bronchium	bronchia