apnea
English
Alternative forms
- (UK) apnoea
- (Obsolete) apnœa
Etymology
a- + -pnea, from the New Latin apnoea, from the Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia), formed from ἀ- (a-, “absence of”) + πνοή (pnoḗ, “breathing”).
Noun
apnea (countable and uncountable, plural apneas)
- (pathology) The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.
Synonyms
- asphyxia
Derived terms
- apneic
- postapnea
- preapnea
- sleep apnea
Related terms
- hypopnea
Translations
cessation of breathing
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See also
apnea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - eupnea
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “apnea”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
- paean, pæan
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /əbˈne.ə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /abˈne.a/
- Rhymes: -ea
- Hyphenation: ap‧ne‧a
Noun
apnea f (plural apnees)
- (pathology) apnea, (UK) apnoea
- (sports) freediving / free-diving / free diving
Further reading
- “apnea” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Finnish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin apnoea.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑpneɑ/, [ˈɑpne̞ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑpneɑ
- Syllabification(key): ap‧ne‧a
Noun
apnea
- apnea, (UK) apnoea
Declension
| Inflection of apnea (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | apnea | apneat | |
| genitive | apnean | apneoiden apneoitten | |
| partitive | apneaa | apneoita | |
| illative | apneaan | apneoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | apnea | apneat | |
| accusative | nom. | apnea | apneat |
| gen. | apnean | ||
| genitive | apnean | apneoiden apneoitten apneainrare | |
| partitive | apneaa | apneoita | |
| 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 | |
| Possessive forms of apnea (type kulkija) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | apneani | apneamme |
| 2nd person | apneasi | apneanne |
| 3rd person | apneansa | |
Derived terms
- uniapnea
Anagrams
- apean, nepaa
Galician
Etymology
From New Latin apnoea, from the Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia).
Noun
apnea f (plural apneas)
- apnea, (UK) apnoea
- (sports) freediving / free-diving / free diving
Derived terms
- apneísta
- apnea do sono
Related terms
- hipopnea
Further reading
- “apnea” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Indonesian
Etymology
From English apnea, from the New Latin apnoea, from the Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia), formed from ἀ- (a-, “absence of”) + πνοή (pnoḗ, “breathing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈap̚nɛa̯]
- Hyphenation: ap‧nèa
Noun
apnea (first-person possessive apneaku, second-person possessive apneamu, third-person possessive apneanya)
- (emergency medicine) apnea; apnoea.
Synonyms
- apneu
- henti napas
Further reading
- “apnea” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈpnɛ.a/
- Rhymes: -ɛa
- Hyphenation: a‧pnè‧a
Noun
apnea f (plural apnee)
- apnea, (UK) apnoea
- freediving
Derived terms
- apneista
- apneistico
Anagrams
- napea, peana
Spanish
Etymology
From New Latin apnoea, from the Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abˈnea/ [aβ̞ˈne.a]
- Rhymes: -ea
- Syllabification: ap‧ne‧a
Noun
apnea f (plural apneas)
- apnea, (UK) apnoea
- (sports) freediving / free-diving / free diving
Derived terms
- apneico
- apneísta
- apnea del sueño
Related terms
- hipopnea
Further reading
- “apnea”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014