# difteria
## Finnish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdifteriɑ/, [ˈdift̪e̞ˌriɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: dif‧te‧ria

### Noun

difteria
* diphtheria

#### Declension

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
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
difteriamme
difteriamme
accusative
nom.
difteriamme
difteriamme
gen.
difteriamme
genitive
difteriamme
difterioidemme difterioittemme difteriaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
difteriaamme
difterioitamme
inessive
difteriassamme
difterioissamme
elative
difteriastamme
difterioistamme
illative
difteriaamme
difterioihimme
adessive
difteriallamme
difterioillamme
ablative
difterialtamme
difterioiltamme
allative
difteriallemme
difterioillemme
essive
difterianamme
difterioinamme
translative
difteriaksemme
difterioiksemme
abessive
difteriattamme
difterioittamme
instructive
comitative
—difterioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
difterianne
difterianne
accusative
nom.
difterianne
difterianne
gen.
difterianne
genitive
difterianne
difterioidenne difterioittenne difteriainne $^{rare}$
partitive
difteriaanne
difterioitanne
inessive
difteriassanne
difterioissanne
elative
difteriastanne
difterioistanne
illative
difteriaanne
difterioihinne
adessive
difteriallanne
difterioillanne
ablative
difterialtanne
difterioiltanne
allative
difteriallenne
difterioillenne
essive
difteriananne
difterioinanne
translative
difteriaksenne
difterioiksenne
abessive
difteriattanne
difterioittanne
instructive
comitative
—difterioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
difteriansa
difteriansa
accusative
nom.
difteriansa
difteriansa
gen.
difteriansa
genitive
difteriansa
difterioidensa difterioittensa difteriainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
difteriaansa
difterioitaan difterioitansa
inessive
difteriassaan difteriassansa
difterioissaan difterioissansa
elative
difteriastaan difteriastansa
difterioistaan difterioistansa
illative
difteriaansa
difterioihinsa
adessive
difteriallaan difteriallansa
difterioillaan difterioillansa
ablative
difterialtaan difterialtansa
difterioiltaan difterioiltansa
allative
difterialleen difteriallensa
difterioilleen difterioillensa
essive
difterianaan difterianansa
difterioinaan difterioinansa
translative
difteriakseen difteriaksensa
difterioikseen difterioiksensa
abessive
difteriattaan difteriattansa
difterioittaan difterioittansa
instructive
comitative
—difterioineen difterioinensa :

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /d͡ʒi.fi.teˈɾi.ɐ/, /d͡ʒif.teˈɾi.ɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /d͡ʒi.fi.teˈɾi.ɐ/, /d͡ʒif.teˈɾi.ɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /d͡ʒif.teˈɾi.a/, /d͡ʒi.fi.teˈɾi.a/
* (Portugal) IPA: /di.ftɨˈɾi.ɐ/
* Hyphenation: dif‧te‧ri‧a

### Noun

difteria f (uncountable)
* (pathology) diphtheria (infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract)

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /difˈteɾja/ [d̪ifˈt̪e.ɾja]
* Rhymes: -eɾja
* Syllabification: dif‧te‧ria

### Noun

difteria f (uncountable)
* diphtheria

### Further reading

* “difteria”, 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