pneumonia

See also: pneumònia

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πνευμονία (pneumonía, “lung disease”), from πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”) + -ία (-ía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /njuˈməʊniə/
• IPA^(key): /nuˈmoʊniə/, /nəˈmoʊniə/

Noun

pneumonia (usually uncountable, plural pneumonias or pneumoniæ)

1. An acute or chronic inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other microorganisms, or sometimes by physical or chemical irritants.
   • 1922, Michael Arlen, “2/9/1”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days‎^[1]:

     He had always been remarkably immune from such little ailments, and had only once in his life been ill, of a vicious pneumonia long ago at school.

Derived terms

• atypical pneumonia
• bronchopneumonia
• double pneumonia
• lobar pneumonia
• peripneumonia
• pleuropneumonia
• pneumococcal pneumonia
• pneumocystis pneumonia
• pneumoniac
• pneumonialike
• single pneumonia
• typhopneumonia
• walking pneumonia

 

Translations

inflammation of the lungs

• Arabic: ذَات اَلرِّئَة m (ḏāt ar-riʔa)
• Arikara: naniítuʾ
• Armenian: թոքաբորբ (hy) (tʻokʻaborb), թոքերի բորբոքում (tʻokʻeri borbokʻum)
• Assiniboine: caǧú bóbi, caǧú nadàboǧą
• Belarusian: пнеўмані́я f (pnjeŭmaníja)
• Catalan: pneumònia (ca) f, pulmonia (ca) f
• Cherokee: ᎪᎳ ᎡᎯ ᎤᏗᎴᎬᏍᎬ (gola ehi udilegvsgv)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 肺炎 (zh) (fèiyán)

• Classical Nahuatl: ōpōchehēcatl
• Czech: zápal plic (cs) m, pneumonie (cs) f
• Danish: lungebetændelse (da) c
• Dhivehi: ނިއުމޯނިޔާ (niumōniyā)
• Dutch: longontsteking (nl)
• Finnish: keuhkokuume (fi), pneumonia (fi)
• French: pneumonie (fr) f
• German: Lungenentzündung (de) f; Pneumonie (de) f (scientific)
• Greek: πνευμονία (el) f (pnevmonía)
• Hindi: न्यूमोनिया f (nyūmoniyā)
• Hungarian: tüdőgyulladás (hu)
• Icelandic: lungnabólga (is) f
• Ido: pulmonito (io)
• Inuktitut: ᐳᕝᕕᕆᓂᖅ (povfiriniq)
• Irish: aicíd na scamhóg f
• Italian: polmonite (it) f
• Japanese: 肺炎 (ja) (はいえん, haien),
• Khmer: ជម្ងឺរលាកទងសួត (cumŋɨɨ rɔliek tɔɔŋ suǝt), រោគរលាកសួត (rook rɔliek suǝt)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 폐렴 (ko) (pyeryeom) (肺炎 (ko))
• Ladin: pontes f pl
• Malecite-Passamaquoddy: numuniyewine
• Maori: mate pūkahu kakā, mate niumōnia, niumōnia
• Navajo: dikos ntsaaígíí
• Norman: enfliammâtion d'ponmons f
• Pawnee: raritukskucuʾ (South Band)
• Persian: ذات‌الریه (zât-or-riye)
• Polish: zapalenie płuc (pl) n
• Portuguese: pneumonia (pt) f
• Russian: пневмони́я (ru) f (pnevmoníja), воспале́ние лёгких (ru) n (vospalénije ljóxkix)
• Scottish Gaelic: am fiabhras-clèibhe m
• Slovak: zápal pľúc m, pneumónia (sk) f
• Slovene: pljučnica (sl) f
• Southern East Cree: ᐹᒋᐦᐸᓀᐸᔨᐧᐋᔅᐱᓀᐧᐃᓐ (paachihpanepayiwaaspinewin)
• Spanish: pulmonía (es) f, neumonía (es) f
• Swedish: lunginflammation (sv) c
• Tagalog: magambaga, magandahumbaga, pulmunya
• Tamil: நுரையீரல் அழற்சி (nuraiyīral aḻaṟci)
• Thai: ปอดบวม (bpɔ̀ɔt-buuam)
• Tlingit: k'inashóo
• Turkish: zatürre (tr), pnömoni (tr)
• Ukrainian: пневмоні́я f (pnevmoníja)
• Vietnamese: viêm phổi
• Volapük: luegaflamat

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Finnish

Noun

pneumonia

1. (pathology) pneumonia

Declension

Inflection of pneumonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		pneumonia	pneumoniat
genitive		pneumonian	pneumonioiden pneumonioitten
partitive		pneumoniaa	pneumonioita
illative		pneumoniaan	pneumonioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pneumonia	pneumoniat
accusative	nom.	pneumonia	pneumoniat
	gen.	pneumonian
genitive		pneumonian	pneumonioiden pneumonioitten pneumoniain rare
partitive		pneumoniaa	pneumonioita
inessive		pneumoniassa	pneumonioissa
elative		pneumoniasta	pneumonioista
illative		pneumoniaan	pneumonioihin
adessive		pneumonialla	pneumonioilla
ablative		pneumonialta	pneumonioilta
allative		pneumonialle	pneumonioille
essive		pneumoniana	pneumonioina
translative		pneumoniaksi	pneumonioiksi
abessive		pneumoniatta	pneumonioitta
instructive		—	pneumonioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pneumonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pneumoniani pneumoniani accusative nom. pneumoniani pneumoniani gen. pneumoniani genitive pneumoniani pneumonioideni pneumonioitteni pneumoniaini rare partitive pneumoniaani pneumonioitani inessive pneumoniassani pneumonioissani elative pneumoniastani pneumonioistani illative pneumoniaani pneumonioihini adessive pneumoniallani pneumonioillani ablative pneumonialtani pneumonioiltani allative pneumonialleni pneumonioilleni essive pneumonianani pneumonioinani translative pneumoniakseni pneumonioikseni abessive pneumoniattani pneumonioittani instructive — — comitative — pneumonioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pneumoniasi pneumoniasi accusative nom. pneumoniasi pneumoniasi gen. pneumoniasi genitive pneumoniasi pneumonioidesi pneumonioittesi pneumoniaisi rare partitive pneumoniaasi pneumonioitasi inessive pneumoniassasi pneumonioissasi elative pneumoniastasi pneumonioistasi illative pneumoniaasi pneumonioihisi adessive pneumoniallasi pneumonioillasi ablative pneumonialtasi pneumonioiltasi allative pneumoniallesi pneumonioillesi essive pneumonianasi pneumonioinasi translative pneumoniaksesi pneumonioiksesi abessive pneumoniattasi pneumonioittasi instructive — — comitative — pneumonioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pneumoniamme pneumoniamme accusative nom. pneumoniamme pneumoniamme gen. pneumoniamme genitive pneumoniamme pneumonioidemme pneumonioittemme pneumoniaimme rare partitive pneumoniaamme pneumonioitamme inessive pneumoniassamme pneumonioissamme elative pneumoniastamme pneumonioistamme illative pneumoniaamme pneumonioihimme adessive pneumoniallamme pneumonioillamme ablative pneumonialtamme pneumonioiltamme allative pneumoniallemme pneumonioillemme essive pneumonianamme pneumonioinamme translative pneumoniaksemme pneumonioiksemme abessive pneumoniattamme pneumonioittamme instructive — — comitative — pneumonioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pneumonianne pneumonianne accusative nom. pneumonianne pneumonianne gen. pneumonianne genitive pneumonianne pneumonioidenne pneumonioittenne pneumoniainne rare partitive pneumoniaanne pneumonioitanne inessive pneumoniassanne pneumonioissanne elative pneumoniastanne pneumonioistanne illative pneumoniaanne pneumonioihinne adessive pneumoniallanne pneumonioillanne ablative pneumonialtanne pneumonioiltanne allative pneumoniallenne pneumonioillenne essive pneumoniananne pneumonioinanne translative pneumoniaksenne pneumonioiksenne abessive pneumoniattanne pneumonioittanne instructive — — comitative — pneumonioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pneumoniansa pneumoniansa accusative nom. pneumoniansa pneumoniansa gen. pneumoniansa genitive pneumoniansa pneumonioidensa pneumonioittensa pneumoniainsa rare partitive pneumoniaansa pneumonioitaan pneumonioitansa inessive pneumoniassaan pneumoniassansa pneumonioissaan pneumonioissansa elative pneumoniastaan pneumoniastansa pneumonioistaan pneumonioistansa illative pneumoniaansa pneumonioihinsa adessive pneumoniallaan pneumoniallansa pneumonioillaan pneumonioillansa ablative pneumonialtaan pneumonialtansa pneumonioiltaan pneumonioiltansa allative pneumonialleen pneumoniallensa pneumonioilleen pneumonioillensa essive pneumonianaan pneumonianansa pneumonioinaan pneumonioinansa translative pneumoniakseen pneumoniaksensa pneumonioikseen pneumonioiksensa abessive pneumoniattaan pneumoniattansa pneumonioittaan pneumonioittansa instructive — — comitative — pneumonioineen pneumonioinensa

Synonyms

• (pneumonia): keuhkokuume

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Interlingua

Noun

pneumonia (plural pneumonias)

1. pneumonia

Related terms

• pneumonic

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin pneumonia, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πνευμονία (pneumonía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpnew.mo.ˈni.ɐ/, /pi.ˌnew.mo.ˈni.ɐ/

Noun

pneumonia f (plural pneumonias)

1. (pathology) pneumonia (inflammation of the lungs)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:pneumonia.