afonia

See also: afonía and afonią

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English aphonia), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφωνία (aphōnía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑfoniɑ/, [ˈɑ̝fo̞ˌniɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧fo‧ni‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): afo‧nia

Noun

afonia

1. (pathology) aphonia (inability to speak)

   Synonym: puhekyvyttömyys

Declension

Inflection of afonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		afonia	afoniat
genitive		afonian	afonioiden afonioitten
partitive		afoniaa	afonioita
illative		afoniaan	afonioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		afonia	afoniat
accusative	nom.	afonia	afoniat
	gen.	afonian
genitive		afonian	afonioiden afonioitten afoniain rare
partitive		afoniaa	afonioita
inessive		afoniassa	afonioissa
elative		afoniasta	afonioista
illative		afoniaan	afonioihin
adessive		afonialla	afonioilla
ablative		afonialta	afonioilta
allative		afonialle	afonioille
essive		afoniana	afonioina
translative		afoniaksi	afonioiksi
abessive		afoniatta	afonioitta
instructive		—	afonioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative afoniani afoniani accusative nom. afoniani afoniani gen. afoniani genitive afoniani afonioideni afonioitteni afoniaini rare partitive afoniaani afonioitani inessive afoniassani afonioissani elative afoniastani afonioistani illative afoniaani afonioihini adessive afoniallani afonioillani ablative afonialtani afonioiltani allative afonialleni afonioilleni essive afonianani afonioinani translative afoniakseni afonioikseni abessive afoniattani afonioittani instructive — — comitative — afonioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative afoniasi afoniasi accusative nom. afoniasi afoniasi gen. afoniasi genitive afoniasi afonioidesi afonioittesi afoniaisi rare partitive afoniaasi afonioitasi inessive afoniassasi afonioissasi elative afoniastasi afonioistasi illative afoniaasi afonioihisi adessive afoniallasi afonioillasi ablative afonialtasi afonioiltasi allative afoniallesi afonioillesi essive afonianasi afonioinasi translative afoniaksesi afonioiksesi abessive afoniattasi afonioittasi instructive — — comitative — afonioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative afoniamme afoniamme accusative nom. afoniamme afoniamme gen. afoniamme genitive afoniamme afonioidemme afonioittemme afoniaimme rare partitive afoniaamme afonioitamme inessive afoniassamme afonioissamme elative afoniastamme afonioistamme illative afoniaamme afonioihimme adessive afoniallamme afonioillamme ablative afonialtamme afonioiltamme allative afoniallemme afonioillemme essive afonianamme afonioinamme translative afoniaksemme afonioiksemme abessive afoniattamme afonioittamme instructive — — comitative — afonioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative afonianne afonianne accusative nom. afonianne afonianne gen. afonianne genitive afonianne afonioidenne afonioittenne afoniainne rare partitive afoniaanne afonioitanne inessive afoniassanne afonioissanne elative afoniastanne afonioistanne illative afoniaanne afonioihinne adessive afoniallanne afonioillanne ablative afonialtanne afonioiltanne allative afoniallenne afonioillenne essive afoniananne afonioinanne translative afoniaksenne afonioiksenne abessive afoniattanne afonioittanne instructive — — comitative — afonioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative afoniansa afoniansa accusative nom. afoniansa afoniansa gen. afoniansa genitive afoniansa afonioidensa afonioittensa afoniainsa rare partitive afoniaansa afonioitaan afonioitansa inessive afoniassaan afoniassansa afonioissaan afonioissansa elative afoniastaan afoniastansa afonioistaan afonioistansa illative afoniaansa afonioihinsa adessive afoniallaan afoniallansa afonioillaan afonioillansa ablative afonialtaan afonialtansa afonioiltaan afonioiltansa allative afonialleen afoniallensa afonioilleen afonioillensa essive afonianaan afonianansa afonioinaan afonioinansa translative afoniakseen afoniaksensa afonioikseen afonioiksensa abessive afoniattaan afoniattansa afonioittaan afonioittansa instructive — — comitative — afonioineen afonioinensa

Derived terms

• afoninen

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφωνία (aphōnía).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /afoˈnia/ [a.foˈni.a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: a‧fo‧ni‧a

Noun

afonia (plural afonia-afonia)

1. (pathology) aphonia

Further reading

• “afonia”, 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

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφωνία (aphōnía). By surface analysis, a- +‎ -fonia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.foˈni.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: a‧fo‧nì‧a

Noun

afonia f (plural afonie)

1. (pathology) aphonia

Further reading

• afonia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• afonia in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• afonia in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• afonìa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• afonìa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aphonia, from Ancient Greek ἀφωνία (aphōnía). By surface analysis, a- +‎ -fonia. First attested in 1853.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈfɔɲ.ja/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɲja
• Syllabification: a‧fon‧ia

Noun

afonia f

1. (pathology) aphonia

   Synonym: bezgłos

Declension

Declension of afonia

	singular
nominative	afonia
genitive	afonii
dative	afonii
accusative	afonię
instrumental	afonią
locative	afonii
vocative	afonio

Derived terms

adjective

• afoniczny

Further reading

• “afonia”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “afonia”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “afonja”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “afonja”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 12

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀφωνία (aphōnía). By surface analysis, a- +‎ -fonia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.foˈni.ɐ/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fuˈni.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: a‧fo‧ni‧a

Noun

afonia f (plural afonias)

1. (pathology) aphonia (loss of voice)

Further reading

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