δύσπνοος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • δύσπνους (dúspnous) — Attic, contracted

Etymology

From δῠσ- (dŭs-, “bad-, hard-, ill-”) +‎ πνέω (pnéō, “blow, breathe”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

δῠ́σπνοος • (dŭ́spnoos) m or f (neuter δῠ́σπνοον); second declension

  1. short of breath, breathing with difficulty
  2. (of air) unbreathable, poor for breathing
  3. (of wind) ill-blowing

Inflection

Second declension of δῠ́σπνοος; δῠ́σπνοον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative δῠ́σπνοος
dŭ́spnoos 		δῠ́σπνοον
dŭ́spnoon 		δῠσπνόω
dŭspnóō 		δῠσπνόω
dŭspnóō 		δῠ́σπνοοι
dŭ́spnooi 		δῠ́σπνοᾰ
dŭ́spnoă
Genitive δῠσπνόου
dŭspnóou 		δῠσπνόου
dŭspnóou 		δῠσπνόοιν
dŭspnóoin 		δῠσπνόοιν
dŭspnóoin 		δῠσπνόων
dŭspnóōn 		δῠσπνόων
dŭspnóōn
Dative δῠσπνόῳ
dŭspnóōi 		δῠσπνόῳ
dŭspnóōi 		δῠσπνόοιν
dŭspnóoin 		δῠσπνόοιν
dŭspnóoin 		δῠσπνόοις
dŭspnóois 		δῠσπνόοις
dŭspnóois
Accusative δῠ́σπνοον
dŭ́spnoon 		δῠ́σπνοον
dŭ́spnoon 		δῠσπνόω
dŭspnóō 		δῠσπνόω
dŭspnóō 		δῠσπνόους
dŭspnóous 		δῠ́σπνοᾰ
dŭ́spnoă
Vocative δῠ́σπνοε
dŭ́spnoe 		δῠ́σπνοον
dŭ́spnoon 		δῠσπνόω
dŭspnóō 		δῠσπνόω
dŭspnóō 		δῠ́σπνοοι
dŭ́spnooi 		δῠ́σπνοᾰ
dŭ́spnoă
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
δῠσπνόως
dŭspnóōs 		δῠσπνοώτερος
dŭspnoṓteros 		δῠσπνοώτᾰτος
dŭspnoṓtătos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

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