fobia

See also: fòbia, fóbia, fobią, -fòbia, -fóbia, -fobia, and -fobią

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism, ultimately from Ancient Greek [Term?] (see English phobia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfobiɑ/, [ˈfo̞biɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -obiɑ
• Syllabification^(key): fo‧bi‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): fo‧bia

Noun

fobia

1. phobia (irrational or obsessive fear or anxiety of a specific thing)

   Synonym: määräkohteinen pelko

Declension

Inflection of fobia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		fobia	fobiat
genitive		fobian	fobioiden fobioitten
partitive		fobiaa	fobioita
illative		fobiaan	fobioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		fobia	fobiat
accusative	nom.	fobia	fobiat
	gen.	fobian
genitive		fobian	fobioiden fobioitten fobiain rare
partitive		fobiaa	fobioita
inessive		fobiassa	fobioissa
elative		fobiasta	fobioista
illative		fobiaan	fobioihin
adessive		fobialla	fobioilla
ablative		fobialta	fobioilta
allative		fobialle	fobioille
essive		fobiana	fobioina
translative		fobiaksi	fobioiksi
abessive		fobiatta	fobioitta
instructive		—	fobioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fobiani fobiani accusative nom. fobiani fobiani gen. fobiani genitive fobiani fobioideni fobioitteni fobiaini rare partitive fobiaani fobioitani inessive fobiassani fobioissani elative fobiastani fobioistani illative fobiaani fobioihini adessive fobiallani fobioillani ablative fobialtani fobioiltani allative fobialleni fobioilleni essive fobianani fobioinani translative fobiakseni fobioikseni abessive fobiattani fobioittani instructive — — comitative — fobioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fobiasi fobiasi accusative nom. fobiasi fobiasi gen. fobiasi genitive fobiasi fobioidesi fobioittesi fobiaisi rare partitive fobiaasi fobioitasi inessive fobiassasi fobioissasi elative fobiastasi fobioistasi illative fobiaasi fobioihisi adessive fobiallasi fobioillasi ablative fobialtasi fobioiltasi allative fobiallesi fobioillesi essive fobianasi fobioinasi translative fobiaksesi fobioiksesi abessive fobiattasi fobioittasi instructive — — comitative — fobioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fobiamme fobiamme accusative nom. fobiamme fobiamme gen. fobiamme genitive fobiamme fobioidemme fobioittemme fobiaimme rare partitive fobiaamme fobioitamme inessive fobiassamme fobioissamme elative fobiastamme fobioistamme illative fobiaamme fobioihimme adessive fobiallamme fobioillamme ablative fobialtamme fobioiltamme allative fobiallemme fobioillemme essive fobianamme fobioinamme translative fobiaksemme fobioiksemme abessive fobiattamme fobioittamme instructive — — comitative — fobioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fobianne fobianne accusative nom. fobianne fobianne gen. fobianne genitive fobianne fobioidenne fobioittenne fobiainne rare partitive fobiaanne fobioitanne inessive fobiassanne fobioissanne elative fobiastanne fobioistanne illative fobiaanne fobioihinne adessive fobiallanne fobioillanne ablative fobialtanne fobioiltanne allative fobiallenne fobioillenne essive fobiananne fobioinanne translative fobiaksenne fobioiksenne abessive fobiattanne fobioittanne instructive — — comitative — fobioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative fobiansa fobiansa accusative nom. fobiansa fobiansa gen. fobiansa genitive fobiansa fobioidensa fobioittensa fobiainsa rare partitive fobiaansa fobioitaan fobioitansa inessive fobiassaan fobiassansa fobioissaan fobioissansa elative fobiastaan fobiastansa fobioistaan fobioistansa illative fobiaansa fobioihinsa adessive fobiallaan fobiallansa fobioillaan fobioillansa ablative fobialtaan fobialtansa fobioiltaan fobioiltansa allative fobialleen fobiallensa fobioilleen fobioillensa essive fobianaan fobianansa fobioinaan fobioinansa translative fobiakseen fobiaksensa fobioikseen fobioiksensa abessive fobiattaan fobiattansa fobioittaan fobioittansa instructive — — comitative — fobioineen fobioinensa

Derived terms

• agorafobia
• erytrofobia
• foobinen
• klaustrofobia
• thalatrofobia

Further reading

• “fobia”, 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

Noun

fobia (plural fobia-fobia)

1. fobi

Italian

Etymology

Noun use of the suffix -fobia, from Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía), combining form of φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ia

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

Noun

fobia f (plural fobie)

1. phobia

   fobia di (qualcosa) ― phobia of/about (something)

Derived terms

• fobico

Related terms

• -fobia
• -fobo
• foberismo

Anagrams

• Fabio, foiba

Polish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔ.bja/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔbja
• Syllabification: fo‧bia

Noun

fobia f

1. phobia

Declension

Declension of fobia

	singular	plural
nominative	fobia	fobie
genitive	fobii	fobii/fobij (archaic)
dative	fobii	fobiom
accusative	fobię	fobie
instrumental	fobią	fobiami
locative	fobii	fobiach
vocative	fobio	fobie

Further reading

• fobia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• fobia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foˈbi.ɐ/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuˈbi.ɐ/ [fuˈβi.ɐ]

• Hyphenation: fo‧bi‧a

Noun

fobia f (plural fobias)

1. phobia

Related terms

• fobofobia

Further reading

• “fobia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “fobia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfobja/ [ˈfo.β̞ja]
• Rhymes: -obja
• Syllabification: fo‧bia

Noun

fobia f (plural fobias)

1. (psychology) phobia

   Antonym: filia

Derived terms

• fobia social

Further reading

• “fobia”, 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