# terapia
## Finnish
### Etymology

From New Latin therapīa, from Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía, “service, medical treatment”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈterɑpiɑ/, [ˈt̪e̞rɑ̝ˌpiɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: te‧ra‧pia

### Noun

terapia
* therapy
    Synonym: hoito

#### Declension

Possessive forms of terapia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
terapiani
terapiani
accusative
nom.
terapiani
terapiani
gen.
terapiani
genitive
terapiani
terapioideni terapioitteni terapiaini $^{rare}$
partitive
terapiaani
terapioitani
inessive
terapiassani
terapioissani
elative
terapiastani
terapioistani
illative
terapiaani
terapioihini
adessive
terapiallani
terapioillani
ablative
terapialtani
terapioiltani
allative
terapialleni
terapioilleni
essive
terapianani
terapioinani
translative
terapiakseni
terapioikseni
abessive
terapiattani
terapioittani
instructive
comitative
—terapioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
terapiasi
terapiasi
accusative
nom.
terapiasi
terapiasi
gen.
terapiasi
genitive
terapiasi
terapioidesi terapioittesi terapiaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
terapiaasi
terapioitasi
inessive
terapiassasi
terapioissasi
elative
terapiastasi
terapioistasi
illative
terapiaasi
terapioihisi
adessive
terapiallasi
terapioillasi
ablative
terapialtasi
terapioiltasi
allative
terapiallesi
terapioillesi
essive
terapianasi
terapioinasi
translative
terapiaksesi
terapioiksesi
abessive
terapiattasi
terapioittasi
instructive
comitative
—terapioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
terapiamme
terapiamme
accusative
nom.
terapiamme
terapiamme
gen.
terapiamme
genitive
terapiamme
terapioidemme terapioittemme terapiaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
terapiaamme
terapioitamme
inessive
terapiassamme
terapioissamme
elative
terapiastamme
terapioistamme
illative
terapiaamme
terapioihimme
adessive
terapiallamme
terapioillamme
ablative
terapialtamme
terapioiltamme
allative
terapiallemme
terapioillemme
essive
terapianamme
terapioinamme
translative
terapiaksemme
terapioiksemme
abessive
terapiattamme
terapioittamme
instructive
comitative
—terapioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
terapianne
terapianne
accusative
nom.
terapianne
terapianne
gen.
terapianne
genitive
terapianne
terapioidenne terapioittenne terapiainne $^{rare}$
partitive
terapiaanne
terapioitanne
inessive
terapiassanne
terapioissanne
elative
terapiastanne
terapioistanne
illative
terapiaanne
terapioihinne
adessive
terapiallanne
terapioillanne
ablative
terapialtanne
terapioiltanne
allative
terapiallenne
terapioillenne
essive
terapiananne
terapioinanne
translative
terapiaksenne
terapioiksenne
abessive
terapiattanne
terapioittanne
instructive
comitative
—terapioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
terapiansa
terapiansa
accusative
nom.
terapiansa
terapiansa
gen.
terapiansa
genitive
terapiansa
terapioidensa terapioittensa terapiainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
terapiaansa
terapioitaan terapioitansa
inessive
terapiassaan terapiassansa
terapioissaan terapioissansa
elative
terapiastaan terapiastansa
terapioistaan terapioistansa
illative
terapiaansa
terapioihinsa
adessive
terapiallaan terapiallansa
terapioillaan terapioillansa
ablative
terapialtaan terapialtansa
terapioiltaan terapioiltansa
allative
terapialleen terapiallensa
terapioilleen terapioillensa
essive
terapianaan terapianansa
terapioinaan terapioinansa
translative
terapiakseen terapiaksensa
terapioikseen terapioiksensa
abessive
terapiattaan terapiattansa
terapioittaan terapioittansa
instructive
comitative
—terapioineen terapioinensa :

#### Derived terms

* agape-terapia
* apiterapia
* aromaterapia
* aromiterapia
* askarteluterapia
* aversioterapia
* biblioterapia
* bioterapia
* draamaterapia
* elektroterapia
* elokuvaterapia
* elämänkaariterapia
* enkeliterapia
* ergoterapia
* faagiterapia
* geeniterapia
* hahmoterapia
* hypnoositerapia
* immunoterapia
* jalokiviterapia
* kehoterapia
* kemoterapia
* kiinnipitoterapia
* kirjallisuusterapia
* kompetenssiterapia
* kranio-sakraaliterapia
* kriisiterapia
* kuvataideterapia
* käyttäytymisterapia
* leikkiterapia
* liiketerapia
* liikuntaterapia
* luovuusterapia
* lyhytterapia
* lymfaterapia
* matoterapia
* musiikkiterapia
* nauruterapia
* oppimisterapia
* pariterapia
* peiliterapia
* perheterapia
* primaaliterapia
* primaariterapia
* puheterapia
* puutarhaterapia
* rakkausterapia
* ratsastusterapia
* ravitsemusterapia
* ryhmäterapia
* seksiterapia
* seksuaaliterapia
* suggestoterapia
* suurryhmäterapia
* taideterapia
* tanssiterapia
* terapia-allas
* terapiaryhmä
* terapoida
* termoterapia
* toimintaterapia
* toukkaterapia
* työterapia
* valokuvaterapia
* verkostoterapia
* vesiterapia
* vuorovaikutusterapia
* vyöhyketerapia
* väriterapia
* yksilöterapia

### Further reading

* “terapia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin therapīa, from Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía, “service, medical treatment”).

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ia
* IPA: /te.raˈpi.a/
* Rhymes: -ia
* Hyphenation: te‧ra‧pì‧a

### Noun

terapia f (plural terapie)
* (medicine) therapy, treatment
    Synonyms: cura, trattamento
** (psychology) Short for psicoterapia (“psychotherapy”).

#### Related terms

* adroterapia
* aerosolterapia
* aeroterapia
* ampeloterapia
* antibioticoterapia
* apiterapia
* aromaterapia
* attinoterapia
* autoemoterapia
* autoterapia
* balneoterapia
* batterioterapia
* bioterapia
* cardioterapia
* celluloterapia
* chemioterapia
* chiroterapia
* cinesiterapia
* citoterapia
* cobaltoterapia
* cobraterapia
* crenoterapia
* crioterapia
* cristalloterapia
* cromoterapia
* cronoterapia
* dietoterapia
* digiunoterapia
* elettroshockterapia
* elettroterapia
* elioterapia
* emoterapia
* enzimoterapia
* ergoterapia
* fangoterapia
* farmacoterapia
* ferroterapia
* fisioterapia
* fitoterapia
* floriterapia
* fototerapia
* galvanoterapia
* idroterapia
* immunoterapia
* insulinoterapia
* iodoterapia
* ionoterapia
* ipnositerapia
* ipnoterapia
* ippoterapia
* laserterapia
* ludoterapia
* magnetoterapia
* malarioterapia
* marconiterapia
* meccanoterapia
* mesoterapia
* metalloterapia
* monoterapia
* musicoterapia
* narcoterapia
* neuroterapia
* nosoterapia
* oftalmoterapia
* oligoterapia
* oncoterapia
* opoterapia
* organoterapia
* ormonoterapia
* ortoterapia
* ossigenoterapia
* piretoterapia
* politerapia
* pranoterapia
* pressoterapia
* psicoterapia
* radarterapia
* radioterapia
* riflessoterapia
* röntgenterapia
* scleroterapia
* sieroterapia
* socioterapia
* talassoterapia
* terapeuta
* terapeutico
* terapico
* terapista
* termoterapia
* tricoterapia
* ultrasuonoterapia
* vaccinoterapia
* vacuumterapia
* vibroterapia
* zimoterapia

#### Descendants

* → Maltese: terapija

### Further reading

* terapia in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
* terapia in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
* terapia in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
* terapìa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
* terapìa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* apriate, paratie, pariate, petraia, rapiate

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tɛˈra.pja/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -apja
* Syllabification: te‧ra‧pia

### Noun

terapia f
* (medicine) therapy
    Synonym: leczenie

#### Derived terms

* aeroterapia
* afektoterapia
* aktynoterapia
* apioterapia
* apiterapia
* aromaterapia
* aurikuloterapia
* autohemoterapia
* autoterapia
* bakterioterapia
* balneoterapia
* biblioterapia
* bioenergoterapeuta
* bioenergoterapeutka
* bioenergoterapia
* bioterapeuta
* bioterapeutka
* bioterapia
* hemoterapia
* hydroterapia
* krioterapia
* psychoterapia
* terapeuta
* terapeutka
* bioenergoterapeutyczny
* bioterapeutyczny
* terapeutyczny
* terapeutycznie

### Further reading

* terapia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* terapia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From New Latin therapīa, from Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /te.ɾaˈpi.ɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /te.ɾaˈpi.ɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /te.ɾaˈpi.a/
* (Portugal) IPA: /tɨ.ɾɐˈpi.ɐ/

### Noun

terapia f (plural terapias)
* (medicine) therapy (specific treatment of a disease)

#### Derived terms

* actinoterapia
* apiterapia
* aromaterapia
* braquiterapia
* cronoterapia
* farmacoterapia
* fisioterapia
* psicoterapia
* quimioterapia
* radioterapia
* terapêutico
* terapia adjuvante
* unidade de terapia intensiva

### Further reading

* “terapia”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “terapia”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “terapia” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “terapia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “terapia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “terapia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía, “service, medical treatment”), from θεραπεύω (therapeúō, “to serve, treat medically”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /teˈɾapja/ [t̪eˈɾa.pja]
* Rhymes: -apja
* Syllabification: te‧ra‧pia

### Noun

terapia f (plural terapias)
* (psychology) therapy
    Synonyms: tratamiento, terapéutica

#### Hyponyms

* terapia cognitiva conductual (“cognitive behavioral therapy”)
* terapia ocupacional

#### Derived terms

* antibioticoterapia
* aromaterapia
* braquiterapia
* ciberterapia
* crioterapia
* electroterapia
* fangoterapia
* farmacoterapia
* fisioterapia
* fitoterapia
* fluidoterapia
* fototerapia
* hemoterapia
* hidroterapia
* inmunoterapia
* magnetoterapia
* mesoterapia
* monoterapia
* musicoterapia
* narcoterapia
* oxigenoterapia
* pseudoterapia
* psicoterapia
* quimioterapia
* radioterapia
* terapia criolla
* terapia de aversión
* terapia de exposición
* terapia de hormonas
* terapia electroconvulsiva
* terapia física
* terapia génica
* terapia intensiva
* terapia reparativa
* zooterapia

#### Related terms

* terapeuta
* terapéutico

### Further reading

* “terapia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10