πνεύμα

See also: πνεῦμα

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpnev.ma/
  • Hyphenation: πνεύ‧μα

Noun

πνεύμα • (pnévma) n (plural πνεύματα)

  1. spirit, the (soul)
  2. spirit, the immaterial element of human being in contrast to the body
  3. spirit (a spiritual being)
  4. spirit (the special character or meaning of something)
  5. intellect
    οι τιτάνες της τέχνης και του πνεύματοςoi titánes tis téchnis kai tou pnévmatosthe titans of art and spirit (intellect/culture)
  6. humor
    κάνω πνεύμαkáno pnévmaI tell a joke
  7. (grammar) a diacritic used in the polytonic writing system of Greek language indicating a smooth or rough breathing

Declension

Derived terms

  • ξυλόπνευμα n (xylópnevma, wood spirit)
  • οινόπνευμα n (oinópnevma, ethyl alcohol) & derivatives
  • πνευματικός m (pnevmatikós, priest)
  • πνευματικός (pnevmatikós, spiritual)
  • πνευματικότητα f (pnevmatikótita, spirituality)
  • πνευματισμός m (pnevmatismós, spiritism, spiritualism)
  • πνευματιστής m (pnevmatistís, spiritist)
  • πνευματιστικός (pnevmatistikós, spiritualistic)
  • πνευματο- (pnevmato-), πνευματό- (pnevmató-) prefixes
  • πνευματοκρατία f (pnevmatokratía, spiritualism) (philosophy)
  • πνευματώδης (pnevmatódis, intelligent)
  • πνευμο- (pnevmo-) prefix for medical terms
  • πνεύμονας m (pnévmonas, lung) & derivatives
  • πνευμονο- (pnevmono-), πνευμονό- (pnevmonó-) prefixes for medical terms
  • πνοή f (pnoḯ, breath; breeze)
  • and see: πνέω (pnéo, blow)

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