δύσπνοος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• δύσπνους (dúspnous) — Attic, contracted

Etymology

From δῠσ- (dus-, “bad-, hard-, ill-”) +‎ πνέω (pnéō, “blow, breathe”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dýs.pno.os/ → /ˈðys.pno.os/ → /ˈðis.pno.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dýs.pno.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdys.pno.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðys.pno.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðys.pno.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðis.pno.os/

Adjective

δῠ́σπνοος • (dúspnoos) m or f (neuter δῠ́σπνοον); second declension

1. short of breath, breathing with difficulty
2. (of air) unbreathable, poor for breathing
3. (of wind) ill-blowing

Inflection

Second declension of δῠ́σπνοος; δῠ́σπνοον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		δῠ́σπνοος dúspnoos	δῠ́σπνοον dúspnoon		δῠσπνόω duspnóō	δῠσπνόω duspnóō		δῠ́σπνοοι dúspnooi	δῠ́σπνοᾰ dúspnoa
Genitive		δῠσπνόου duspnóou	δῠσπνόου duspnóou		δῠσπνόοιν duspnóoin	δῠσπνόοιν duspnóoin		δῠσπνόων duspnóōn	δῠσπνόων duspnóōn
Dative		δῠσπνόῳ duspnóōi	δῠσπνόῳ duspnóōi		δῠσπνόοιν duspnóoin	δῠσπνόοιν duspnóoin		δῠσπνόοις duspnóois	δῠσπνόοις duspnóois
Accusative		δῠ́σπνοον dúspnoon	δῠ́σπνοον dúspnoon		δῠσπνόω duspnóō	δῠσπνόω duspnóō		δῠσπνόους duspnóous	δῠ́σπνοᾰ dúspnoa
Vocative		δῠ́σπνοε dúspnoe	δῠ́σπνοον dúspnoon		δῠσπνόω duspnóō	δῠσπνόω duspnóō		δῠ́σπνοοι dúspnooi	δῠ́σπνοᾰ dúspnoa
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		δῠσπνόως duspnóōs			δῠσπνοώτερος duspnoṓteros			δῠσπνοώτᾰτος duspnoṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• δύσπνοια (dúspnoia)

 

References

• “δύσπνοος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• δύσπνοος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δύσπνοος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)