ἆσθμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

For earlier *ἄνσθμα (*ánsthma), potentially a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (breathe) with an extension of unclear origin, followed by the suffix -μα (-ma) (from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥). Compare ἄνεμος (ánemos, wind).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἆσθμᾰ • (âsthma) n (genitive ᾱ̓́σθμᾰτος); third declension

  1. short-drawn breath, panting
  2. (medicine) asthma

Inflection

  • ἀσθμαίνω (asthmaínō, pant, gasp for breath)

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