apneu

Dutch

Alternative forms

• apnoea (dated)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑpˈnøː/

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• Hyphenation: ap‧neu
• Rhymes: -øː

Noun

apneu f (plural apneus)

1. An apnoea.

Derived terms

• slaapapneu

Descendants

• → Indonesian: apneu

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈap̚nɛu̯]
• Hyphenation: ap‧nèu

Noun

apneu (first-person possessive apneuku, second-person possessive apneumu, third-person possessive apneunya)

1. (emergency medicine) alternative spelling of apnea (“apnea; apnoea”).