Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pneuma

/ˈnjuːmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: pneu-ma
IPA: /ˈnjuːmə/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

The spirit or soul.

noun

One of three levels of a human being, the spirit, along with the body and soul.

Example Sentences

"With swaying arms they wail in pneuma over the recreant Bloom."
"But bound to reach out and beyond this flesh. / Become Pneuma"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πνεῦμα (pneûma, “wind, breath, spirit”), from πνέω (pnéō, “I blow, breathe”). Doublet of neume.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: *pnew-, πνεῦμα

Inflected Forms

pneumas (plural) pneumata (plural)

Derived Forms

pneumasis pneumatic pneumatism

Phrases

dasy pneuma psilon pneuma

Rhymes With

puma montezuma satsuma akuma struma

Questions

How do you pronounce pneuma?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnjuːmə/.
What does pneuma mean?: A neume.
Where does pneuma come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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