eingeatmet

Eingeatmet is the past participle form of the German verb einatmen, meaning to inhale or breathe in. It is used to describe air or substances that have been inhaled, and can function both predicatively with an auxiliary and attributively as an adjective, as in phrases like eine eingeatmete Luft or der eingeatmete Rauch.

Etymology and grammar: The verb einatmen is built with the separable prefix ein- and the verb atmen. In the perfect tense, the participle appears as eingeatmet and is typically used with the auxiliary haben: er hat Rauch eingeatmet. As an attributive participle, it can modify a noun to indicate inhalation of the described substance, for example eingeatmete Luft or eingeatmeter Staub, though natural usage often favors unaffixed forms like eingeatmete Luft in broad contexts.

Usage and contexts: The term is common in medical, toxicological, safety, and descriptive prose. It describes inhalation of various substances, including smoke, gases, vapors, or odors, and can convey exposures or effects on the respiratory system. In clinical or safety reporting, one might note how much inhaled material a person has absorbed or how inhalation affected breathing.

Examples:

- Er hat Rauch eingeatmet.

- Die eingeatmete Luft war stark verstäubt und reizte die Atemwege.

- Nach dem Unfall musste er Sauerstoff erhalten, weil er eingeatmetes Gas ausgesetzt war.

See also: einatmen, Atemweg, Inhalation, inhalative Exposition.

Note: As a historical or literary term, eingeatmet may appear in various registers, but in everyday German it is primarily used in technical or descriptive contexts to denote that inhalation has occurred.