pneumo-

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn, lung).

Alternative forms

Prefix

pneumo-

  1. Relating to the lungs.
Translations

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma, air).

Alternative forms

Prefix

pneumo-

  1. Relating to air.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with pneumo-

References

  • “Pneumo-” listed on page 1,033 of volume 7 (O–P) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1ˢᵗ Ed.; 1909]
      Pneumo- (pniūmo-, niū-), combining form and verbal element, a. Gr. πνεῦμα wind, spirit, etc. (see Pneuma), = the fuller form Pneumato- (cf. Gr. αἱμο- = αἱματο-, etc.), in various scientific terms. b. Short for pneumono-, f. Gr. πνεύμων, -μον-, lung; chiefly in terms of pathology, most of which occur also in the fuller form Pneumono-.
  • pneumo-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2ⁿᵈ Ed.; 1989]
      /pnjuːməʊ-, njuː-/
  • pneumo-, comb. form” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010]
      Apparently partly from Hellenistic and Byzantine Greek πνευμο-, rare combining form of both ancient Greek πνεῦμα and πνεύμων[.]

Catalan

Pronunciation

Prefix

pneumo-

  1. pneumo-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with pneumo-

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Prefix

pneumo-

  1. pneumo-

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with pneumo-

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn, lung).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pnø.mo/

Prefix

pneumo-

  1. pneumo-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with pneumo-

Descendants

  • Persian: پنوموـ (penomo-)
  • Romanian: pneumo-
  • Turkish: pnömo-

Italian

Prefix

pneumo-

  1. pneumo-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with pneumo-

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpnɛw.mɔ/

Prefix

pneumo-

  1. pneumo-

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with pneumo-

Further reading

  • pneumo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pnew.mo/ [pneʊ̯.mo], /pi.new.mo/ [pi.neʊ̯.mo]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pnew.mo/ [pneʊ̯.mo]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌpnew.mɔ/, /pɨˌnew.mɔ/

Prefix

pneumo-

  1. pneumo-

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with pneumo-

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pneumo-, from Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn, lung).

Prefix

pneumo-

  1. pneumo-

Derived terms

Romanian terms prefixed with pneumo-
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