urethra
English edit
Etymology edit
A learned borrowing from Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα (ourḗthra, “the passage for urine”), from οὐρέω (ouréō, “to make water”). Recorded in English since 1634.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
urethra (plural urethras or urethrae)
- (anatomy) The tube through which urine exits the body and, in penises, through which semen is ejaculated.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
anatomical tube
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See also edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin ūrēthra, from Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα (ourḗthra).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
urethra f (plural urethrae or urethra's)
- urethra
- Synonyms: urinebuis, urinekanaal, urineleider
Derived terms edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα (ourḗthra).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /uːˈreː.tʰra/, [uːˈreːt̪ʰrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /uˈre.tra/, [uˈrɛːt̪rä]
Noun edit
ūrēthra f (genitive ūrēthrae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | ūrēthra | ūrēthrae |
Genitive | ūrēthrae | ūrēthrārum |
Dative | ūrēthrae | ūrēthrīs |
Accusative | ūrēthram | ūrēthrās |
Ablative | ūrēthrā | ūrēthrīs |
Vocative | ūrēthra | ūrēthrae |
References edit
- “urethra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- urethra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.