βραχύπνοος
From LSJ
εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor
English (LSJ)
ον, contr. βρᾰχύ-πνους, ουν,
A short of breath, Hp.Epid.3.17.ιέ.
German (Pape)
[Seite 462] kurzathmig, Hippocr.