bronchitis
/bɹɒŋˈkaɪtəs/brong-KIGH-tuhs
/bɹɑŋˈkaɪtəs/brahng-KIGH-tuhs
Meaningwindpipe inflammation
Common meaning: inflammation of the airways
- bronchthe windpipeLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 294 (approximate) · scan
- itisGreek ending: inflammation of
Journey through time
- Greekβρόγχος‘the windpipe’
- Latinform
- Englishbronchitis‘inflammation of the airways’ · today
bronch also in: bronchial
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek βρόγχος ‘the windpipe’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry βρόγχος, p. 294 · dictionary scan
Roots
- βρόγχος Greek “the windpipe”
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