pleura
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈplʊə.ɹə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈplʊɹ.ə/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ʊəɹə
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English, borrowed from Medieval Latin pleura.
Noun edit
pleura (plural pleurae)
- (anatomy) Each of a pair of smooth serous membranes which line the thorax and envelop the lungs in humans and other mammals.
- (zootomy) A lateral part in an animal body or structure.
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Translations edit
serous membrane that covers the lungs and thorax
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Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
pleura
References edit
- “pleura”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “pleura”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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Verb edit
pleura
- third-person singular past historic of pleurer
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Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek πλευρά (pleurá, “a rib, a side of something”).
Noun edit
pleura f (plural pleure)
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek πλευρᾱ́ (pleurā́, “a rib, a side of something”).
Pronunciation edit
- pleura: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpleu̯.ra/, [ˈplɛːu̯rä]
- pleurā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpleu̯.ra/, [ˈplɛːu̯rä]
Noun edit
pleura f (genitive pleurae); first declension (Medieval Latin)
Inflection edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | pleura | pleurae |
Genitive | pleurae | pleurārum |
Dative | pleurae | pleurīs |
Accusative | pleuram | pleurās |
Ablative | pleurā | pleurīs |
Vocative | pleura | pleurae |
Descendants edit
Noun edit
pleurā f
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pleu‧ra
Noun edit
pleura f (plural pleuras)
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pleura f (plural pleuras)
Further reading edit
- “pleura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014