apneia

See also: apnéia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• apnéia (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /apˈnɛj.ɐ/ [apˈnɛɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /apˈnɛj.ɐ/ [apˈnɛɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /apˈnɛj.a/ [apˈnɛɪ̯.a]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈpnɐj.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈpnɐj.ɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈpnej.ɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈpnej.ɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈpne.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: ap‧nei‧a

Noun

apneia f (plural apneias)

1. (pathology) apnea (cessation of breathing)
2. (sports) freediving / free-diving / free diving

Further reading

• “apneia” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
• “apneia” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “apneia” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “apneia” in Dicionário Online de Português.