hidrofobia

See also: hidrofóbia, and hidrofòbia

Portuguese

Etymology

From hidro +‎ -fobia.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌi.dɾo.foˈbi.ɐ/

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

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

• Hyphenation: hi‧dro‧fo‧bi‧a

Noun

hidrofobia f (uncountable)

1. (pathology) hydrophobia; rabies (disease that causes acute encephalitis)

   Synonym: raiva

2. (pathology) hydrophobia (fear of water)

   Synonym: aquafobia

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /idɾoˈfobja/ [i.ð̞ɾoˈfo.β̞ja]
• Rhymes: -obja
• Syllabification: hi‧dro‧fo‧bia

Noun

hidrofobia f (plural hidrofobias)

1. hydrophobia

Further reading

• “hidrofobia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28