Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tracheal

/ˈtɹeɪ.ki.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
tra-cheal
IPA
/ˈtɹeɪ.ki.əl/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the trachea.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂gʰus Proto-Hellenic *tʰrākʰús Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)bor. Late Latin trāchīa Medieval Latin trāchēader. Middle English English trachea English -al English tracheal From trachea + -al.

Derived Forms

aortotracheal apotracheal bronchotracheal cricotracheal endotracheal epitracheal esophagotracheal extratracheal intertracheal intratracheal laryngotracheal midtracheal

Rhymes With

brachial endotracheal intratracheal orotracheal paratracheal laryngotracheal peritracheal extratracheal nasotracheal rachial pretracheal bronchotracheal

Questions

How do you pronounce tracheal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹeɪ.ki.əl/.
What does tracheal mean?
Of or pertaining to the trachea.
Where does tracheal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂gʰus Proto-Hellenic *tʰrākʰús Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)bor. Late Latin trāchīa Medieval Latin trāchēader. Middle English English trachea English -al English tracheal From trachea + -al.

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