difteria

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See also: diftéria

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see French diphtérie), ultimately from Ancient Greek διφθέρα (diphthéra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdifteriɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): dif‧te‧ria

Noun

difteria

  1. diphtheria

Declension

Inflection of difteria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative difteria difteriat
genitive difterian difterioiden
difterioitten
partitive difteriaa difterioita
illative difteriaan difterioihin
singular plural
nominative difteria difteriat
accusative nom. difteria difteriat
gen. difterian
genitive difterian difterioiden
difterioitten
difteriain rare
partitive difteriaa difterioita
inessive difteriassa difterioissa
elative difteriasta difterioista
illative difteriaan difterioihin
adessive difterialla difterioilla
ablative difterialta difterioilta
allative difterialle difterioille
essive difteriana difterioina
translative difteriaksi difterioiksi
abessive difteriatta difterioitta
instructive difterioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of difteria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative difteriani difteriani
accusative nom. difteriani difteriani
gen. difteriani
genitive difteriani difterioideni
difterioitteni
difteriaini rare
partitive difteriaani difterioitani
inessive difteriassani difterioissani
elative difteriastani difterioistani
illative difteriaani difterioihini
adessive difteriallani difterioillani
ablative difterialtani difterioiltani
allative difterialleni difterioilleni
essive difterianani difterioinani
translative difteriakseni difterioikseni
abessive difteriattani difterioittani
instructive
comitative difterioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative difteriasi difteriasi
accusative nom. difteriasi difteriasi
gen. difteriasi
genitive difteriasi difterioidesi
difterioittesi
difteriaisi rare
partitive difteriaasi difterioitasi
inessive difteriassasi difterioissasi
elative difteriastasi difterioistasi
illative difteriaasi difterioihisi
adessive difteriallasi difterioillasi
ablative difterialtasi difterioiltasi
allative difteriallesi difterioillesi
essive difterianasi difterioinasi
translative difteriaksesi difterioiksesi
abessive difteriattasi difterioittasi
instructive
comitative difterioinesi

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.fi.teˈɾi.ɐ/, /d͡ʒif.teˈɾi.ɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒif.teˈɾi.a/, /d͡ʒi.fi.teˈɾi.a/

  • Hyphenation: dif‧te‧ri‧a

Noun

difteria f (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) diphtheria (infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract)

Spanish

Noun

difteria f (uncountable)

  1. diphtheria

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