-pnea
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- -pnoea (UK)
Etymology
[edit]Representing -πνοια (-pnoia), the common terminal element of the Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia, “apnea”), δύσπνοια (dúspnoia, “dyspnea”),
Pronunciation
[edit]- When the stress falls on the suffix, (Received Pronunciation) enPR: -pnēʹə, that is, IPA(key): /-ˈpniːə/; when the stress falls on the preceding combining form, the /i/ is unstressed (as the y in happy) and the p is usually expressed but sometimes silent; see the full workup of the variants at Wikipedia > Shortness of breath > Etymology and pronunciation.
Suffix
[edit]-pnea