apnea

English

Alternative forms

• (UK) apnoea
• (Obsolete) apnœa

Etymology

From a- +‎ -pnea, from the New Latin apnoea, from the Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia), formed from ἀ- (a-, “absence of”) + πνοή (pnoḗ, “breathing”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

apnea (countable and uncountable, plural apneas)

1. (pathology) The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.

Synonyms

• asphyxia

Derived terms

• apneic
• apneist
• hypoapnea
• postapnea
• preapnea
• sleep apnea

 

Related terms

• hypopnea

Translations

cessation of breathing

• Catalan: apnea (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 呼吸中止 (hūxī zhōngzhǐ)

• Czech: apnoe f
• Danish: apnø c
• Dutch: apneu (nl)
• Esperanto: apneo
• Finnish: apnea (fi)
• French: apnée (fr)
• Galician: apnea (gl) f
• German: Apnoe (de) f
• Indonesian: apnea (id)
• Irish: aipnia f
• Italian: apnea (it) f
• Korean: 무호흡 (muhoheup)
• Maori: hātū
• Norwegian: apne c, apné c
• Polish: bezdech (pl) m
• Portuguese: apneia (pt) f
• Romanian: apnee (ro) f
• Russian: апноэ (ru) n (apnoe)
• Slovak: apnoe
• Spanish: apnea (es) f
• Swedish: apné (sv) c
• Welsh: diffyg anadl m

See also

• apnea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• eupnea

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “apnea”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• paean, pæan

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əbˈne.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [abˈne.a]
• Rhymes: -ea
• Hyphenation: ap‧ne‧a

Noun

apnea f (plural apnees)

1. (pathology) apnea, (UK) apnoea
2. (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/, [ˈɑ̝pne̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑpneɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): ap‧nea

Noun

apnea

1. 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 apneain rare
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
abessive		apneatta	apneoitta
instructive		—	apneoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of apnea (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative apneani apneani accusative nom. apneani apneani gen. apneani genitive apneani apneoideni apneoitteni apneaini rare partitive apneaani apneoitani inessive apneassani apneoissani elative apneastani apneoistani illative apneaani apneoihini adessive apneallani apneoillani ablative apnealtani apneoiltani allative apnealleni apneoilleni essive apneanani apneoinani translative apneakseni apneoikseni abessive apneattani apneoittani instructive — — comitative — apneoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative apneasi apneasi accusative nom. apneasi apneasi gen. apneasi genitive apneasi apneoidesi apneoittesi apneaisi rare partitive apneaasi apneoitasi inessive apneassasi apneoissasi elative apneastasi apneoistasi illative apneaasi apneoihisi adessive apneallasi apneoillasi ablative apnealtasi apneoiltasi allative apneallesi apneoillesi essive apneanasi apneoinasi translative apneaksesi apneoiksesi abessive apneattasi apneoittasi instructive — — comitative — apneoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative apneamme apneamme accusative nom. apneamme apneamme gen. apneamme genitive apneamme apneoidemme apneoittemme apneaimme rare partitive apneaamme apneoitamme inessive apneassamme apneoissamme elative apneastamme apneoistamme illative apneaamme apneoihimme adessive apneallamme apneoillamme ablative apnealtamme apneoiltamme allative apneallemme apneoillemme essive apneanamme apneoinamme translative apneaksemme apneoiksemme abessive apneattamme apneoittamme instructive — — comitative — apneoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative apneanne apneanne accusative nom. apneanne apneanne gen. apneanne genitive apneanne apneoidenne apneoittenne apneainne rare partitive apneaanne apneoitanne inessive apneassanne apneoissanne elative apneastanne apneoistanne illative apneaanne apneoihinne adessive apneallanne apneoillanne ablative apnealtanne apneoiltanne allative apneallenne apneoillenne essive apneananne apneoinanne translative apneaksenne apneoiksenne abessive apneattanne apneoittanne instructive — — comitative — apneoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative apneansa apneansa accusative nom. apneansa apneansa gen. apneansa genitive apneansa apneoidensa apneoittensa apneainsa rare partitive apneaansa apneoitaan apneoitansa inessive apneassaan apneassansa apneoissaan apneoissansa elative apneastaan apneastansa apneoistaan apneoistansa illative apneaansa apneoihinsa adessive apneallaan apneallansa apneoillaan apneoillansa ablative apnealtaan apnealtansa apneoiltaan apneoiltansa allative apnealleen apneallensa apneoilleen apneoillensa essive apneanaan apneanansa apneoinaan apneoinansa translative apneakseen apneaksensa apneoikseen apneoiksensa abessive apneattaan apneattansa apneoittaan apneoittansa instructive — — comitative — apneoineen apneoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• apnea-hypopneaindeksi
• uniapnea

 

Further reading

• “apnea”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• apean, nepaa

Galician

Etymology

From New Latin apnoea, from the Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia).

Noun

apnea f (plural apneas)

1. apnea, (UK) apnoea
2. (sports) freediving / free-diving / free diving

Derived terms

• apneísta
• apnea do sono

Related terms

• hipopnea

Further reading

• “apnea”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

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 (uncountable)

1. (emergency medicine) apnea; apnoea.

Synonyms

• apneu
• henti napas

Further reading

• “apnea” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈpnɛ.a/
• Rhymes: -ɛa
• Hyphenation: a‧pnè‧a

Noun

apnea f (plural apnee)

1. apnea/apnoea
2. freediving

Derived terms

• apneista
• apneistico

Anagrams

• napea, peana

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed 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)

1. apnea
2. (sports) free-diving

Derived terms

• apnea del sueño
• apneico
• apneísta

 

Related terms

• hipopnea

 

Further reading

• “apnea”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10