apnea

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English

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Etymology

From a- +‎ -pnea, from the New Latin apnoea, from the Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia), formed from ἀ- (a-, absence of) + πνοή (pnoḗ, breathing).

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Noun

apnea (countable and uncountable, plural apneas)

  1. (pathology) The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.

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Noun

apnea f (plural apnees)

  1. (pathology) apnea, (UK) apnoea
  2. (sports) freediving / free-diving / free diving

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Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin apnoea.

Pronunciation

Noun

apnea

  1. apnea, (UK) apnoea

Declension

Inflection of apnea (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative apnea apneat
genitive apnean apneoiden
apneoitten
partitive apneaa apneoita
illative apneaan apneoihin
singular plural
nominative apnea apneat
accusative nom. apnea apneat
gen. apnean
genitive apnean apneoiden
apneoitten
apneain rare
partitive apneaa apneoita
inessive apneassa apneoissa
elative apneasta apneoista
illative apneaan apneoihin
adessive apnealla apneoilla
ablative apnealta apneoilta
allative apnealle apneoille
essive apneana apneoina
translative apneaksi apneoiksi
abessive apneatta apneoitta
instructive apneoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of apnea (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative apneani apneani
accusative nom. apneani apneani
gen. apneani
genitive apneani apneoideni
apneoitteni
apneaini rare
partitive apneaani apneoitani
inessive apneassani apneoissani
elative apneastani apneoistani
illative apneaani apneoihini
adessive apneallani apneoillani
ablative apnealtani apneoiltani
allative apnealleni apneoilleni
essive apneanani apneoinani
translative apneakseni apneoikseni
abessive apneattani apneoittani
instructive
comitative apneoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative apneasi apneasi
accusative nom. apneasi apneasi
gen. apneasi
genitive apneasi apneoidesi
apneoittesi
apneaisi rare
partitive apneaasi apneoitasi
inessive apneassasi apneoissasi
elative apneastasi apneoistasi
illative apneaasi apneoihisi
adessive apneallasi apneoillasi
ablative apnealtasi apneoiltasi
allative apneallesi apneoillesi
essive apneanasi apneoinasi
translative apneaksesi apneoiksesi
abessive apneattasi apneoittasi
instructive
comitative apneoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative apneamme apneamme
accusative nom. apneamme apneamme
gen. apneamme
genitive apneamme apneoidemme
apneoittemme
apneaimme rare
partitive apneaamme apneoitamme
inessive apneassamme apneoissamme
elative apneastamme apneoistamme
illative apneaamme apneoihimme
adessive apneallamme apneoillamme
ablative apnealtamme apneoiltamme
allative apneallemme apneoillemme
essive apneanamme apneoinamme
translative apneaksemme apneoiksemme
abessive apneattamme apneoittamme
instructive
comitative apneoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative apneanne apneanne
accusative nom. apneanne apneanne
gen. apneanne
genitive apneanne apneoidenne
apneoittenne
apneainne rare
partitive apneaanne apneoitanne
inessive apneassanne apneoissanne
elative apneastanne apneoistanne
illative apneaanne apneoihinne
adessive apneallanne apneoillanne
ablative apnealtanne apneoiltanne
allative apneallenne apneoillenne
essive apneananne apneoinanne
translative apneaksenne apneoiksenne
abessive apneattanne apneoittanne
instructive
comitative apneoinenne

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Galician

Etymology

From New Latin apnoea, from the Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia).

Noun

apnea f (plural apneas)

  1. apnea, (UK) apnoea
  2. (sports) freediving / free-diving / free diving

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Indonesian

Etymology

From English apnea, from the New Latin apnoea, from the Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia), formed from ἀ- (a-, absence of) + πνοή (pnoḗ, breathing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ap‧nèa

Noun

apnea (uncountable)

  1. (emergency medicine) apnea; apnoea.

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Italian

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈpnɛ.a/
  • Rhymes: -ɛa
  • Hyphenation: a‧pnè‧a

Noun

apnea f (plural apnee)

  1. apnea/apnoea
  2. freediving

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin apnoea, from the Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abˈnea/
  • Rhymes: -ea
  • Syllabification: ap‧ne‧a

Noun

apnea f (plural apneas)

  1. apnea
  2. (sports) free-diving

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