apnea

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Etymology [edit]

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

Noun [edit]

apnea (plural apneas)

  1. (pathology) The cessation of breathing.

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Translations [edit]

cessation of breathing

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References [edit]

  • “apnea” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

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Finnish [edit]

(index ap)

Pronunciation [edit]

  • Hyphenation: ap‧ne‧a

Noun [edit]

apnea

  1. apnea

Declension [edit]

Declension of apnea (type kulkija)
singular plural
nominative apnea apneat
genitive apnean apneoiden
apneoitten
apneain1
partitive apneaa apneoita
accusative apnea
apnean		 apneat
inessive apneassa apneoissa
elative apneasta apneoista
illative apneaan apneoihin
adessive apnealla apneoilla
ablative apnealta apneoilta
allative apnealle apneoille
essive apneana apneoina
translative apneaksi apneoiksi
instructive – apneoin
abessive apneatta apneoitta
comitative – apneoineen
1) Rare.   

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Italian [edit]

Noun [edit]

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apnea f (plural apnee)

  1. apnea
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