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Finnish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía), combining form of φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).
Suffix
-fobia
- -phobia
Derived terms
Galician
Etymology
From Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía), combining form of φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).
Suffix
-fobia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -fobias)
- -phobia
Derived terms
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Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía), combining form of φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /foˈbi.a/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: -fo‧bì‧a
Suffix
-fobia f sg
- -phobia
Derived terms
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-fobia f
- -phobia
- andro- + -fobia → androfobia
Declension
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- -fobia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía), combining form of φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-fobia f
- -phobia (used to form nouns meaning fear)
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía), combining form of φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfobja/
- Rhymes: -obja
- Syllabification: -fo‧bia
Suffix
-fobia f (noun-forming suffix, plural -fobias)
- (psychology) -phobia
Derived terms
Further reading