pneumo-
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /(p)njuːməʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /numoʊ/
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”).
Alternative forms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma, “air”).
Alternative forms
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
Derived terms
Catalan terms prefixed with pneumo-
Further reading
- “pneumo-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “pneumo-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Derived terms
Dutch terms prefixed with pneumo-
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pnø.mo/
Derived terms
French terms prefixed with pneumo-
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpnɛw.mɔ/
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/
Derived terms
Portuguese terms prefixed with pneumo-
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French pneumo-, from Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”).
Derived terms
Romanian terms prefixed with pneumo-
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