inhaler
/ˌɪnˈheɪlə/in-HAY-lur
/ˌɪnˈheɪlɚ/in-HAY-lur
Meaningone that breathes in
Common meaning: a person or thing that inhales
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- halto breatheLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 839 · scan
- eragent ending: one who
‘in, into’ + ‘to breathe’ → inhaler
Journey through time
- Latinhālō, -āre‘to breathe’
- Englishinhale‘to breathe in’
- Englishformed in English from inhaleinhaler‘a person or thing that inhales’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: one that breathes in. It can be inferred from any of: inhale.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from inhale + -er (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- hālō, -āre Latin “to breathe”
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