pulmonique

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin pulmōnicus, from pulmō (“lung”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /pyl.mɔ.nik/

Adjective

pulmonique (feminine pulmonique, masculine plural pulmoniques, feminine plural pulmoniques)

1. (obsolete) pulmonic

   Elle est pulmonique. ― She is pulmonic.

   Un jeune homme pulmonique. ― A pulmonic young man.

2. (phonetics, phonology) (of a speech sound): pulmonic (produced by pushing air from or into the lungs)

Noun

pulmonique m or f (plural pulmoniques)

1. (obsolete) a pulmonic (a person affected with poor health of the lung)

   Les pulmoniques guérissent difficilement. ― Pulmonic patients are difficult to heal.

References

• “pulmonique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.