pulmonique

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin pulmōnicus, from pulmō (lung).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pyl.mɔ.nik/

Adjective

pulmonique (feminine pulmonique, masculine plural pulmoniques, feminine plural pulmoniques)

  1. (obsolete) pulmonic
    Elle est pulmonique.She is pulmonic.
    Un jeune homme pulmonique.A pulmonic young man.
  2. (phonetics, phonology) (of a speech sound): pulmonic (produced by pushing air from or into the lungs)

Noun

pulmonique m or f (plural pulmoniques)

  1. (obsolete) a pulmonic (a person affected with poor health of the lung)
    Les pulmoniques guérissent difficilement.Pulmonic patients are difficult to heal.

References

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