πνεύμων

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Alteration of πλεύμων (pleúmōn) influenced by πνέω (pnéō, I blow) / πνεῦμα (pneûma, breath).[1]

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    πνεύμων • (pneúmōnm (genitive πνεύμονος); third declension

    1. lung
    2. kind of a mollusk

    Usage notes

    Usually in plural.

    Inflection

    Derived terms

    • πνευμόνιον (pneumónion)

    Descendants

    • Greek: πνεύμονας (pnévmonas)
    • English: pneumo-, pneumono-

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “πλεύμων, -ονος (> VAR > πνεύμων)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1207

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