See also: ἄπνοος

Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄπνοος (ápnoos). By surface analysis, ά- (á-, alpha privative) +‎ -πνοος (-pnoos, of breath). See πνέω (pnéō) and for stem πνο-, πνοή (pnoḗ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈa.pno.os/
  • Hyphenation: ά‧πνο‧ος

Adjective

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άπνοος (ápnoosm (feminine άπνοη, neuter άπνοο)

  1. windless, without wind
  2. lifeless, without breath, dead
  3. (figurative) frail, weak

Declension

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Further reading

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