μυωπία

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Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From μύωψ (múōps, squinting, short-sighted) +‎ -ίᾱ (-íā).

Noun

μῠωπίᾱ (muōpíāf (genitive μῠωπίᾱς); first declension

  1. shortsightedness
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  • Catalan: miopia
  • English: myopia
  • Greek: μυωπία (myopía) (learned)
  • Italian: miopia
  • Polish: miopia
  • Portuguese: miopia
  • Spanish: miopía

Etymology 2

From μῦς (mûs, mouse) +‎ ὤψ (ṓps, eye) +‎ -ίᾱ (-íā).

Noun

μῠωπίᾱ (muōpíāf (genitive μῠωπίᾱς); first declension

  1. mousehole
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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek μυωπίᾱ (muōpíā), from μύωψ (múōps, closing or contracting of the eyes), from μύω (múō, to close, shut) +‎ ὤψ (ṓps, eye).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi.oˈpi.a/
  • Hyphenation: μυ‧ω‧πί‧α

Noun

μυωπία (myopíaf (plural μυωπίες)

  1. (medicine) myopia

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