# afonia
## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see English aphonia), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφωνία (aphōnía).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑfoniɑ/, [ˈɑ̝fo̞ˌniɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: afo‧nia

### Noun

afonia
* (pathology) aphonia (inability to speak)
    Synonym: puhekyvyttömyys

#### Declension

Possessive forms of afonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
afoniani
afoniani
accusative
nom.
afoniani
afoniani
gen.
afoniani
genitive
afoniani
afonioideni afonioitteni afoniaini $^{rare}$
partitive
afoniaani
afonioitani
inessive
afoniassani
afonioissani
elative
afoniastani
afonioistani
illative
afoniaani
afonioihini
adessive
afoniallani
afonioillani
ablative
afonialtani
afonioiltani
allative
afonialleni
afonioilleni
essive
afonianani
afonioinani
translative
afoniakseni
afonioikseni
abessive
afoniattani
afonioittani
instructive
comitative
—afonioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
afoniasi
afoniasi
accusative
nom.
afoniasi
afoniasi
gen.
afoniasi
genitive
afoniasi
afonioidesi afonioittesi afoniaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
afoniaasi
afonioitasi
inessive
afoniassasi
afonioissasi
elative
afoniastasi
afonioistasi
illative
afoniaasi
afonioihisi
adessive
afoniallasi
afonioillasi
ablative
afonialtasi
afonioiltasi
allative
afoniallesi
afonioillesi
essive
afonianasi
afonioinasi
translative
afoniaksesi
afonioiksesi
abessive
afoniattasi
afonioittasi
instructive
comitative
—afonioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
afoniamme
afoniamme
accusative
nom.
afoniamme
afoniamme
gen.
afoniamme
genitive
afoniamme
afonioidemme afonioittemme afoniaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
afoniaamme
afonioitamme
inessive
afoniassamme
afonioissamme
elative
afoniastamme
afonioistamme
illative
afoniaamme
afonioihimme
adessive
afoniallamme
afonioillamme
ablative
afonialtamme
afonioiltamme
allative
afoniallemme
afonioillemme
essive
afonianamme
afonioinamme
translative
afoniaksemme
afonioiksemme
abessive
afoniattamme
afonioittamme
instructive
comitative
—afonioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
afonianne
afonianne
accusative
nom.
afonianne
afonianne
gen.
afonianne
genitive
afonianne
afonioidenne afonioittenne afoniainne $^{rare}$
partitive
afoniaanne
afonioitanne
inessive
afoniassanne
afonioissanne
elative
afoniastanne
afonioistanne
illative
afoniaanne
afonioihinne
adessive
afoniallanne
afonioillanne
ablative
afonialtanne
afonioiltanne
allative
afoniallenne
afonioillenne
essive
afoniananne
afonioinanne
translative
afoniaksenne
afonioiksenne
abessive
afoniattanne
afonioittanne
instructive
comitative
—afonioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
afoniansa
afoniansa
accusative
nom.
afoniansa
afoniansa
gen.
afoniansa
genitive
afoniansa
afonioidensa afonioittensa afoniainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
afoniaansa
afonioitaan afonioitansa
inessive
afoniassaan afoniassansa
afonioissaan afonioissansa
elative
afoniastaan afoniastansa
afonioistaan afonioistansa
illative
afoniaansa
afonioihinsa
adessive
afoniallaan afoniallansa
afonioillaan afonioillansa
ablative
afonialtaan afonialtansa
afonioiltaan afonioiltansa
allative
afonialleen afoniallensa
afonioilleen afonioillensa
essive
afonianaan afonianansa
afonioinaan afonioinansa
translative
afoniakseen afoniaksensa
afonioikseen afonioiksensa
abessive
afoniattaan afoniattansa
afonioittaan afonioittansa
instructive
comitative
—afonioineen afonioinensa :

#### Derived terms

* afoninen

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Internationalism, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφωνία (aphōnía).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /afoˈnia/ [a.foˈni.a]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: a‧fo‧ni‧a

### Noun

afonia (plural afonia-afonia)
* (pathology) aphonia

### Further reading

* “afonia” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφωνία (aphōnía). By surface analysis, a- +‎ -fonia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.foˈni.a/
* Rhymes: -ia
* Hyphenation: a‧fo‧nì‧a

### Noun

afonia f (plural afonie)
* (pathology) aphonia

### Further reading

* afonia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
* afonia in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
* afonia in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
* afonìa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
* afonìa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aphonia, from Ancient Greek ἀφωνία (aphōnía). By surface analysis, a- +‎ -fonia. First attested in 1853.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈfɔɲ.ja/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔɲja
* Syllabification: a‧fon‧ia

### Noun

afonia f
* (pathology) aphonia
    Synonym: bezgłos

#### Derived terms

* afoniczny

### References

* ↑ Ignacy Polkowski‎, number O cholerze, 1853, page 19
* ↑ afonia in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

### Further reading

* afonia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* afonia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “afonja”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
* J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “afonja”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 12

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀφωνία (aphōnía). By surface analysis, a- +‎ -fonia.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.foˈni.ɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.foˈni.ɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.foˈni.a/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.fuˈni.ɐ/
* Hyphenation: a‧fo‧ni‧a

### Noun

afonia f (plural afonias)
* (pathology) aphonia (loss of voice)

### Further reading

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