pneumonia
Inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other infectious microorganismsInflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other infectious microorganisms.
» My wife is suffering from pneumonia.
Meine Frau leidet an einer Lungenentzündung.
У моей жены воспаление лёгких.
Моя дружина страждає від пневмонії.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other infectious microorganisms.
Lungenentzündung, Pneumonie
пневмони́яpnevmoníja, воспале́ние лёгкихvospalénije ljóxkix, лёгочное заболеваниеljógočnoje zabolevanije
пневмоні́яpnevmoníja, запа́лення леге́нівzapálennja lehéniv
respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants
Examples
36 sentencesMy wife is suffering from pneumonia.
Моя дружина страждає від пневмонії. — lingvokrolik
ruУ моей жены воспаление лёгких. — ae5s
deMeine Frau leidet an einer Lungenentzündung. — Zaghawa
Tom died of pneumonia.
Том помер від пневмонії. — deniko
ruТом умер от воспаления лёгких. — marafon
deTom starb an einer Lungenentzündung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Pneumonia causes difficulty in breathing.
Пневмонія викликає ускладнення дихання. — deniko
ruПневмония вызывает затруднение дыхания. — Lenin_1917
deEine Lungenentzündung verursacht Atembeschwerden. — Tamy
My father contracted pneumonia last month.
ruМой отец в прошлом месяце подхватил пневмонию. — marafon
Tom died of pneumonia in Boston.
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek πνευμονία (pneumonía, “lung disease”), from πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”) +From Ancient Greek πνευμονία (pneumonía, “lung disease”), from πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”) + -ία (-ía).
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Forms
plural: pneumonias / pneumoniae| Singular | pneumonia |
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uncountable
Word family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable