pneumato-
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈ(p)njuːmətəʊ/
Prefix edit
pneumato-
- Relating to air.
Usage notes edit
This prefix is sometimes synonymous with pneumo-.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
relating to air
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References edit
- “Pneumato-” listed on page 1,032 of volume 7 (O–P) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [1ˢᵗ Ed.; 1909]
Pneumato- (pniūmăto, niū·-), before a vowel pneumat-, a. Gr. πνευματο-, combining form of πνεῦμα air, breath, spirit: see Pneuma. Used, with various senses, chiefly in scientific and other technical words; for the more important of these, see their alphabetical places. (Also contracted to pneumo-: see Pneumo-, and cf. hæmo-, etc.) - “pneumato-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2ⁿᵈ Ed.; 1989]
/pnjuːmətəʊ, njuː-/ - “pneumato-, comb. form” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Sept. 2009]