asfissia

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀσφυξία (asphuxía, “stopping of the pulse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.sfisˈsi.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: a‧sfis‧sì‧a

Noun

asfissia f (plural asfissie)

1. (pathology) asphyxia, asphyxiation

   Synonym: soffocamento

Derived terms

• asfissiante
• asfissiare
• asfittico

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈsfis.sja/
• Rhymes: -issja
• Hyphenation: a‧sfìs‧sia

Verb

asfissia

1. inflection of asfissiare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative