-πνοος

Greek

Alternative forms
  • -πνους (-pnous) (contracted form, dated)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek -πνοος (-pnoos), from stem πνο- as in πνοή (pnoḗ), from πνέω (pnéō) + suffix for adjectives -ος (-os).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pno.os/
  • Hyphenation: -πνο‧ος

Suffix

-πνοος • (-pnoos) (feminine -πνοη, neuter -πνοο)

  1. (second combining form forming adjectives)
    1. indicating relation to wind or breath
      ‎ά- (á-, alpha privative) + ‎-πνοος (-pnoos) → ‎άπνοος (ápnoos, “lacking wind or breath”) from Ancient Greek ἄπνοος (ápnoos)
    2. (figurative) indicating inspiration
      ‎μεγαλό- (μεγάλος) (megaló- (megálos), “great”) + ‎-πνοος (-pnoos) → ‎μεγαλόπνοος (megalópnoos, “of ambitious goal”) from Koine Greek μεγαλόπνοος (megalópnoos, “breathing strongly”)

Declension
Declension of -πνοος
number 
case \ gender 		 singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative -πνοος • -πνοη • -πνοο • -πνοοι • -πνοες • -πνοα •
genitive -πνοου • -πνοης • -πνοου • -πνοων • -πνοων • -πνοων •
accusative -πνοο • -πνοη • -πνοο • -πνοους • -πνοες • -πνοα •
vocative -πνοε • -πνοη • -πνοο • -πνοοι • -πνοες • -πνοα •
Greek terms suffixed with -πνοος

Further reading
  • s.v. άπνοια: άπνους - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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