# nafta
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈnafta]

### Noun

nafta f
* diesel fuel
* (archaic) rock oil

#### See also

* ropa f

### Further reading

* “nafta”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “nafta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “nafta”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Estonian
### Etymology

From German Naphtha, from Latin naphtha.

### Noun

nafta (genitive nafta, partitive naftat)
* oil, petroleum

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Russian нефть (neftʹ, “oil, petroleum, mineral oil”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɑftɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝ft̪ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑftɑ
* Hyphenation: naf‧ta

### Noun

nafta
* (archaic) naphtha (naturally occurring liquid crude oil)
    Synonyms: kiviöljy, maaöljy, vuoriöljy
* (colloquial) diesel, diesel fuel (fuel)
    Synonyms: diesel, dieselpolttoaine, dieselöljy

#### Declension

Possessive forms of nafta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
naftani
naftani
accusative
nom.
naftani
naftani
gen.
naftani
genitive
naftani
naftojeni naftaini $^{rare}$
partitive
naftaani
naftojani
inessive
naftassani
naftoissani
elative
naftastani
naftoistani
illative
naftaani
naftoihini
adessive
naftallani
naftoillani
ablative
naftaltani
naftoiltani
allative
naftalleni
naftoilleni
essive
naftanani
naftoinani
translative
naftakseni
naftoikseni
abessive
naftattani
naftoittani
instructive
comitative
—naftoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
naftasi
naftasi
accusative
nom.
naftasi
naftasi
gen.
naftasi
genitive
naftasi
naftojesi naftaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
naftaasi
naftojasi
inessive
naftassasi
naftoissasi
elative
naftastasi
naftoistasi
illative
naftaasi
naftoihisi
adessive
naftallasi
naftoillasi
ablative
naftaltasi
naftoiltasi
allative
naftallesi
naftoillesi
essive
naftanasi
naftoinasi
translative
naftaksesi
naftoiksesi
abessive
naftattasi
naftoittasi
instructive
comitative
—naftoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
naftamme
naftamme
accusative
nom.
naftamme
naftamme
gen.
naftamme
genitive
naftamme
naftojemme naftaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
naftaamme
naftojamme
inessive
naftassamme
naftoissamme
elative
naftastamme
naftoistamme
illative
naftaamme
naftoihimme
adessive
naftallamme
naftoillamme
ablative
naftaltamme
naftoiltamme
allative
naftallemme
naftoillemme
essive
naftanamme
naftoinamme
translative
naftaksemme
naftoiksemme
abessive
naftattamme
naftoittamme
instructive
comitative
—naftoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
naftanne
naftanne
accusative
nom.
naftanne
naftanne
gen.
naftanne
genitive
naftanne
naftojenne naftainne $^{rare}$
partitive
naftaanne
naftojanne
inessive
naftassanne
naftoissanne
elative
naftastanne
naftoistanne
illative
naftaanne
naftoihinne
adessive
naftallanne
naftoillanne
ablative
naftaltanne
naftoiltanne
allative
naftallenne
naftoillenne
essive
naftananne
naftoinanne
translative
naftaksenne
naftoiksenne
abessive
naftattanne
naftoittanne
instructive
comitative
—naftoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
naftansa
naftansa
accusative
nom.
naftansa
naftansa
gen.
naftansa
genitive
naftansa
naftojensa naftainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
naftaansa
naftojaan naftojansa
inessive
naftassaan naftassansa
naftoissaan naftoissansa
elative
naftastaan naftastansa
naftoistaan naftoistansa
illative
naftaansa
naftoihinsa
adessive
naftallaan naftallansa
naftoillaan naftoillansa
ablative
naftaltaan naftaltansa
naftoiltaan naftoiltansa
allative
naftalleen naftallensa
naftoilleen naftoillensa
essive
naftanaan naftanansa
naftoinaan naftoinansa
translative
naftakseen naftaksensa
naftoikseen naftoiksensa
abessive
naftattaan naftattansa
naftoittaan naftoittansa
instructive
comitative
—naftoineen naftoinensa :

### Further reading

* “nafta”, 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

### Anagrams

* aftan

## Irish
### Etymology

From Latin naphtha.

### Noun

nafta m (genitive singular nafta)
* (chemistry) naphtha

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
nominative
nafta
vocative
a nafta
genitive
nafta
dative
nafta
forms with the definite article
case
singular
nominative
an nafta
genitive
an nafta
dative
leis an nafta don nafta :

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nafta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “nafta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “nafta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin naphtha.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnaf.ta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -afta
* Hyphenation: nàf‧ta

### Noun

nafta f (plural nafte)
* naphtha
* diesel (fuel)

### Anagrams

* fanta-, tanfa

## Latvian
### Etymology

From Latin naphtha, from Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha).

### Noun

nafta f (4th declension)
* petroleum, oil (naturally occurring liquid petroleum)

#### Derived terms

* jēlnafta

### Further reading

* nafta at tezaurs.lv

## Lithuanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin naphtha, likely via Russian на́фта (náfta).

### Noun

naftà f (plural nãftos) stress pattern 2
* petroleum, oil
    naftos išsiliejimas ― oil spill
    naftos telkinys ― oil deposit (field)
    naftos gavyba ― oil extraction
    naftos produktai ― petroleum products
    naftos platforma ― oil platform
    žalia nafta ― crude oil

#### See also

* alyva (“motor oil”)
* benzinas (“gasoline”)
* iškastinis kuras (“fossil fuel”)
* kuras (“fuel”)
* gamtinės dujos (“natural gas”)
* akmens anglis (“coal”)

### Further reading

* “nafta”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
* “nafta”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025
* “nafta”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.

## Polish
### Alternative forms

* nafka (Kielce)

### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin naphtha.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnaf.ta/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -afta
* Syllabification: naf‧ta

### Noun

nafta f
* paraffin

#### Declension
### Further reading

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

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈna.fi.tɐ/, /ˈnaf.tɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈna.fi.tɐ/, /ˈnaf.tɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈnaf.ta/, /ˈna.fi.ta/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈna.ftɐ/
* Hyphenation: naf‧ta

### Noun

nafta f (plural naftas)
* naphtha

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From Latin naphtha.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nâfta/
* Hyphenation: naf‧ta

### Noun

nȁfta f (Cyrillic spelling на̏фта)
* (uncountable) oil, petroleum, naphtha

#### Declension
## Slovene
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /náːfta/

### Noun

nȃfta f
* oil (petroleum-based liquid)

#### Inflection
## Spanish
### Etymology

From Latin naphtha, from Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnafta/ [ˈnaf.t̪a]
* Rhymes: -afta
* Syllabification: naf‧ta

### Noun

nafta f (plural naftas)
* petroleum ether
* (Rioplatense, Paraguay) petrol, gasoline, gas
    Synonyms: gasolina, (Chile) bencina

#### Related terms

* naftalina

### Further reading

* “nafta”, 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