πνεῦμα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *pnéwmn̥, equivalent to πνευ- (pneu-), the root of πνέω (pnéō, I blow), +‎ -μα (-ma, result noun suffix).[1]

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    πνεῦμα (pneûman (genitive πνεύματος); third declension

    1. air
    2. wind
    3. breath
    4. (phonology) breathing
    5. life
    6. spirit, soul
    7. spiritual being: spirit, angel
    8. inspiration (often divine inspiration), genius

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    Descendants

    • Coptic: ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ (pneuma)
    • Greek: πνεύμα (pnévma)
    • Latin: pneuma

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πνέω (> DER > 2. πνεῦμα)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1213-4

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