pneumonic

English

Alternative forms

• pneumonick (archaic)

Etymology

From the post-Classical Latin pneumonicus and its etymon, the Ancient Greek πνευμονικός (pneumonikós).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /njuːˈmɒnɪk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /n(j)uːˈmɑnɪk/, /nə-/
• Homophone: mnemonic (schwa pronunciation only)

Adjective

pneumonic (not comparable)

1. Of, or relating to the lungs; pulmonary.
2. Of, or relating to pneumonia.

Derived terms

• pneumonic device
• pneumonic plague

 

Noun

pneumonic (plural pneumonics)

1. One who has pneumonia.
2. A medicine to treat lung disease.

References

• “pneumonic, adj. and n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (draft revision; June 2010)

Interlingua

Adjective

pneumonic (not comparable)

1. pneumonic

Related terms

• pneumonia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pneumonique.

Adjective

pneumonic m or n (feminine singular pneumonică, masculine plural pneumonici, feminine and neuter plural pneumonice)

1. pneumonic

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	pneumonic		pneumonică		pneumonici	pneumonice
	definite	pneumonicul		pneumonica		pneumonicii	pneumonicele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	pneumonic		pneumonice		pneumonici	pneumonice
	definite	pneumonicului		pneumonicei		pneumonicilor	pneumonicelor