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Italian
Etymology
From a- + -fagia. Based on Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without”) + φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”) + -ία (-ía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.faˈd͡ʒi.a/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: a‧fa‧gì‧a
Noun
afagia f (plural afage)
- (medicine) aphagia (the condition of difficulty in swallowing)
Further reading
- afagia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
- afagia in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- afagia in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- afagìa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Polish
Etymology
From a- + -fagia. First attested in 1898.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈfa.ɡja/
- Rhymes: -aɡja
- Syllabification: a‧fa‧gia
Noun
afagia f
- (medicine) aphagia (the condition of difficulty in swallowing)
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ Samuel Orgelbrand (1898) S. Orgelbranda Encyklopedja powszechna z ilustracjami i mapami (in Polish), S. Orgelbranda synów, page 368
Further reading
- afagia in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Portuguese
Etymology
From a- + -fagia. Based on Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without”) + φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”) + -ία (-ía).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iɐ
- Hyphenation: a‧fa‧gi‧a
Noun
afagia f (uncountable)
- (medicine) aphagia (the condition of difficulty in swallowing)
Further reading
- “afagia”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “afagia”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “afagia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “afagia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “afagia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
From a- + -fagia. Based on Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without”) + φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”) + -ία (-ía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈfaxja/
- Rhymes: -axja
- Syllabification: a‧fa‧gia
Noun
afagia f (uncountable)
- (medicine) aphagia (the condition of difficulty in swallowing)