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

    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

    Descendants

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

    Italian

    Prefix

    pneumo-

    1. pneumo-

    Derived terms

    Polish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /pnɛw.mɔ/
    • Rhymes: -ɛwmɔ
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    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-