poumon

French

Etymology

From Old French poumon, pulmun, inherited from Latin pulmōnem, accusative singular of pulmō (“lung”), from Proto-Indo-European *pléwmō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu.mɔ̃/

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Noun

poumon m (plural poumons)

1. lung

Derived terms

• époumoner
• poumonique

Related terms

• pulmonaire
• pulmonique

See also

• bronche f

Further reading

• “poumon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Old French

Alternative forms

• pulmun

Etymology

From Latin pulmōnem, accusative singular of pulmō.

Noun

poumon oblique singular, m (oblique plural poumons, nominative singular poumons, nominative plural poumon)

1. lung

Descendants

• French: poumon