See also: ἄπνους

Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄπνους (ápnous), contracted form of ἄπνοος (ápnoos) -modern άπνοος (ápnoos). By surface analysis, ά- (á-, alpha privative) +‎ -πνους (-pnous, of breath) for which see -πνοος (-pnoos), πνοή (pnoḗ) and πνέω (pnéō).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈa.pnus/
  • Hyphenation: ά‧πνους

Adjective

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άπνους (ápnousm (feminine άπνους, neuter άπνουν)

  1. (archaistic) dated synonym of άπνοος (ápnoos) chiefly in the sense "breathless, lifeless"

Declension

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Non-standard modern declension. See the ancient ἄπνους (ápnous)

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Further reading

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