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-pnea

/-ˈpniːə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
-p-nea
IPA
/-ˈpniːə/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

breathing, respiration

Etymology

Representing -πνοια (-pnoia), the common terminal element of the Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia, “apnea”), δύσπνοια (dúspnoia, “dyspnea”), εὔπνοια (eúpnoia, “eupnea”), ὀρθόπνοια (orthópnoia, “orthopnea”), etc, from πνέω (pnéō, “I blow”) and πνοή (pnoḗ, “breath, breathing”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *pnew-, ἄπνοια

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /-ˈpniːə/

Inflected Forms

-pnoea (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce -pnea?
The recorded pronunciation is /-ˈpniːə/.
What does -pnea mean?
breathing, respiration
Where does -pnea come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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