πνεύμονας

Greek

Alternative forms

πνευμόνι n (pnevmóni)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn).

Noun

πνεύμονας • (pnévmonas) m (plural πνεύμονες)

(anatomy) lung
(figuratively) area with clean fresh air

Declension

declension of πνεύμονας

	singular	plural
nominative	πνεύμονας •	πνεύμονες •
genitive	πνεύμονα •	πνευμόνων •
accusative	πνεύμονα •	πνεύμονες •
vocative	πνεύμονα •	πνεύμονες •

Synonyms

(body organ): πνευμόνι n (pnevmóni, “lung sold as meat”)

Related terms

πνέω (pnéo, “to blow”)
αναπνέω (anapnéo, “to breathe”)
εισπνέω (eispnéo, “to inhale”)
εκπνέω (ekpnéo, “to exhale”)
πνευμονολογία f (pnevmonología, “pulmonology”)

πνευμονολόγος m (pnevmonológos, “pulmonologist”)
πνευμονία f (pnevmonía, “pneumonia”)
πνευμονικός (pnevmonikós, “pulminary”)
πνευμονοπάθεια f (pnevmonopátheia, “pulmonary disease”)

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