afasia

See also: afàsia

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see French aphasie), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφασία (aphasía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑfɑsiɑ/, [ˈɑ̝fɑ̝ˌs̠iɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧fa‧si‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): afa‧sia

Noun

afasia

1. (pathology) aphasia

Declension

Inflection of afasia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		afasia	afasiat
genitive		afasian	afasioiden afasioitten
partitive		afasiaa	afasioita
illative		afasiaan	afasioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		afasia	afasiat
accusative	nom.	afasia	afasiat
	gen.	afasian
genitive		afasian	afasioiden afasioitten afasiain rare
partitive		afasiaa	afasioita
inessive		afasiassa	afasioissa
elative		afasiasta	afasioista
illative		afasiaan	afasioihin
adessive		afasialla	afasioilla
ablative		afasialta	afasioilta
allative		afasialle	afasioille
essive		afasiana	afasioina
translative		afasiaksi	afasioiksi
abessive		afasiatta	afasioitta
instructive		—	afasioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of afasia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative afasiani afasiani accusative nom. afasiani afasiani gen. afasiani genitive afasiani afasioideni afasioitteni afasiaini rare partitive afasiaani afasioitani inessive afasiassani afasioissani elative afasiastani afasioistani illative afasiaani afasioihini adessive afasiallani afasioillani ablative afasialtani afasioiltani allative afasialleni afasioilleni essive afasianani afasioinani translative afasiakseni afasioikseni abessive afasiattani afasioittani instructive — — comitative — afasioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative afasiasi afasiasi accusative nom. afasiasi afasiasi gen. afasiasi genitive afasiasi afasioidesi afasioittesi afasiaisi rare partitive afasiaasi afasioitasi inessive afasiassasi afasioissasi elative afasiastasi afasioistasi illative afasiaasi afasioihisi adessive afasiallasi afasioillasi ablative afasialtasi afasioiltasi allative afasiallesi afasioillesi essive afasianasi afasioinasi translative afasiaksesi afasioiksesi abessive afasiattasi afasioittasi instructive — — comitative — afasioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative afasiamme afasiamme accusative nom. afasiamme afasiamme gen. afasiamme genitive afasiamme afasioidemme afasioittemme afasiaimme rare partitive afasiaamme afasioitamme inessive afasiassamme afasioissamme elative afasiastamme afasioistamme illative afasiaamme afasioihimme adessive afasiallamme afasioillamme ablative afasialtamme afasioiltamme allative afasiallemme afasioillemme essive afasianamme afasioinamme translative afasiaksemme afasioiksemme abessive afasiattamme afasioittamme instructive — — comitative — afasioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative afasianne afasianne accusative nom. afasianne afasianne gen. afasianne genitive afasianne afasioidenne afasioittenne afasiainne rare partitive afasiaanne afasioitanne inessive afasiassanne afasioissanne elative afasiastanne afasioistanne illative afasiaanne afasioihinne adessive afasiallanne afasioillanne ablative afasialtanne afasioiltanne allative afasiallenne afasioillenne essive afasiananne afasioinanne translative afasiaksenne afasioiksenne abessive afasiattanne afasioittanne instructive — — comitative — afasioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative afasiansa afasiansa accusative nom. afasiansa afasiansa gen. afasiansa genitive afasiansa afasioidensa afasioittensa afasiainsa rare partitive afasiaansa afasioitaan afasioitansa inessive afasiassaan afasiassansa afasioissaan afasioissansa elative afasiastaan afasiastansa afasioistaan afasioistansa illative afasiaansa afasioihinsa adessive afasiallaan afasiallansa afasioillaan afasioillansa ablative afasialtaan afasialtansa afasioiltaan afasioiltansa allative afasialleen afasiallensa afasioilleen afasioillensa essive afasianaan afasianansa afasioinaan afasioinansa translative afasiakseen afasiaksensa afasioikseen afasioiksensa abessive afasiattaan afasiattansa afasioittaan afasioittansa instructive — — comitative — afasioineen afasioinensa

Further reading

• “afasia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀφασία (aphasía), from ἄφατος (áphatos, “speechless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ φάσις (phásis, “speech”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /afaˈsia/ [a.faˈsi.a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: a‧fa‧si‧a

Noun

afasia (plural afasia-afasia)

1. (neurology, pathology) aphasia: a partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia

Derived terms

• afasia amnesia
• afasia anomik
• afasia anterior
• afasia Broca
• afasia ekspresif
• afasia global
• afasia motorik
• afasia motoris
• afasia nominal
• afasia optik
• afasia perkembangan
• afasia posterior
• afasia sensorik
• afasia sensoris
• afasia sintaksis
• afasia traumatik

Further reading

• “afasia”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
• Sugito Wonodirekso, Abdul Latief, Menuk Hardaniwati, editors (2005), Glosarium Kedokteran [Medicine Glossary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan Nasional, →ISBN, page 54

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφασία (aphasía).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

afasia f (plural afasie)

1. (pathology) aphasia

Derived terms

• afasico

Further reading

• afasia in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• afasia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• afasia in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• afasia in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• afasìa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• afaṡìa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀφασία (aphasía).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.faˈzi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.faˈzi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.faˈzi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fɐˈzi.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: a‧fa‧si‧a

Noun

afasia f (plural afasias)

1. (pathology) aphasia (pathological speech disorder)

Derived terms

• afasia amnésica
• afasia atáxica
• afasia auditiva
• afasia central
• afasia global
• afasia motora
• afasia semântica
• afasia sensorial
• afasia visual
• afásico
• afasiologia

Further reading

• “afasia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “afasia”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “afasia” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “afasia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “afasia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “afasia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφασία (aphasía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈfasja/ [aˈfa.sja]
• Rhymes: -asja
• Syllabification: a‧fa‧sia

Noun

afasia f (plural afasias)

1. (pathology) aphasia (pathological speech disorder)

Related terms

• afásico

Further reading

• “afasia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025