δύσπνοος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• δύσπνους (dúspnous) — Attic, contracted

Etymology

From δῠσ- (dŭs-, “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 • (dŭ́spnoos) 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 dŭ́spnoos	δῠ́σπνοον dŭ́spnoon		δῠσπνόω dŭspnóō	δῠσπνόω dŭspnóō		δῠ́σπνοοι dŭ́spnooi	δῠ́σπνοᾰ dŭ́spnoă
Genitive		δῠσπνόου dŭspnóou	δῠσπνόου dŭspnóou		δῠσπνόοιν dŭspnóoin	δῠσπνόοιν dŭspnóoin		δῠσπνόων dŭspnóōn	δῠσπνόων dŭspnóōn
Dative		δῠσπνόῳ dŭspnóōi	δῠσπνόῳ dŭspnóōi		δῠσπνόοιν dŭspnóoin	δῠσπνόοιν dŭspnóoin		δῠσπνόοις dŭspnóois	δῠσπνόοις dŭspnóois
Accusative		δῠ́σπνοον dŭ́spnoon	δῠ́σπνοον dŭ́spnoon		δῠσπνόω dŭspnóō	δῠσπνόω dŭspnóō		δῠσπνόους dŭspnóous	δῠ́σπνοᾰ dŭ́spnoă
Vocative		δῠ́σπνοε dŭ́spnoe	δῠ́σπνοον dŭ́spnoon		δῠσπνόω dŭspnóō	δῠσπνόω dŭspnóō		δῠ́σπνοοι dŭ́spnooi	δῠ́σπνοᾰ dŭ́spnoă
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		δῠσπνόως dŭspnóōs			δῠσπνοώτερος dŭspnoṓteros			δῠσπνοώτᾰτος dŭspnoṓtătos
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 (2006–2025)