άπνους
See also: ἄπνους
Greek
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈa.pnus/
- Hyphenation: ά‧πνους
Adjective
άπνους • (ápnous) m (feminine άπνους, neuter άπνουν)
- (archaistic) dated synonym of άπνοος (ápnoos) chiefly in the sense "breathless, lifeless"
Declension
Non-standard modern declension. See the ancient ἄπνους (ápnous)
Declension of άπνους
| number case \ gender |
singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | άπνους • | άπνους • | άπνουν • | άπνοες • | άπνοες • | άπνοα • |
| genitive | άπνου • | άπνου • | άπνου • | απνόων • | απνόων • | απνόων • |
| accusative | άπνου • | άπνου • | άπνουν • | άπνοες • | άπνοες • | άπνοα • |
| vocative | άπνους • | άπνους • | άπνουν • | άπνοες • | άπνοες • | άπνοα • |
Related terms
- see: άπνοος (ápnoos)
Further reading
- άπνους - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
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