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 === IPA(key): /ˈæp.ni.ə/ Hyphenation: ap‧ne‧a === Noun === apnea (countable and uncountable, plural apneas) (pathology) The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep. ==== Synonyms ==== asphyxia ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== hypopnea ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== apnea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia eupnea === References === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “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) (pathology) apnea, (UK) apnoea (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 Syllabification(key): ap‧ne‧a Hyphenation(key): ap‧nea === Noun === apnea apnea, (UK) apnoea ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === 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 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === apean, nepaa == Galician == === Etymology === From New Latin apnoea, from the Ancient Greek ἄπνοια (ápnoia). === Noun === apnea f (plural apneas) apnea, (UK) apnoea (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, 2012–2026 == 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 (plural apnea-apnea) (emergency medicine) apnea; apnoea Synonyms: apneu, henti napas === Further reading === “apnea”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), 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) apnea/apnoea 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) apnea (sports) free-diving ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “apnea”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025