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ἀορτή

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀορτή ἀορτῆς

Structure: ἀορτ (Stem) + η (Ending)

Sense

  1. (in the plural) the lower extremities of the windpipe
  2. (in the singular) aorta, the artery which proceeds from the left ventricle
  3. (in the plural) the arteries

Declension

First declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἀορτή ἀορτᾱ́ ἀορταί
Genitive ἀορτῆς ἀορταῖν ἀορτῶν
Dative ἀορτῇ ἀορταῖν ἀορταῖς
Accusative ἀορτήν ἀορτᾱ́ ἀορτᾱ́ς
Vocative ἀορτή ἀορτᾱ́ ἀορταί

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Synonyms

  1. the lower extremities of the windpipe

  2. the arteries

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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