# afasia
## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see French aphasie), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀφασία (aphasía).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑfɑsiɑ/, [ˈɑ̝fɑ̝ˌs̠iɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: afa‧sia

### Noun

afasia
* (pathology) aphasia

#### Declension

Possessive forms of afasia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
afasiani
afasiani
accusative
nom.
afasiani
afasiani
gen.
afasiani
genitive
afasiani
afasioideni afasioitteni afasiaini $^{rare}$
partitive
afasiaani
afasioitani
inessive
afasiassani
afasioissani
elative
afasiastani
afasioistani
illative
afasiaani
afasioihini
adessive
afasiallani
afasioillani
ablative
afasialtani
afasioiltani
allative
afasialleni
afasioilleni
essive
afasianani
afasioinani
translative
afasiakseni
afasioikseni
abessive
afasiattani
afasioittani
instructive
comitative
—afasioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
afasiasi
afasiasi
accusative
nom.
afasiasi
afasiasi
gen.
afasiasi
genitive
afasiasi
afasioidesi afasioittesi afasiaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
afasiaasi
afasioitasi
inessive
afasiassasi
afasioissasi
elative
afasiastasi
afasioistasi
illative
afasiaasi
afasioihisi
adessive
afasiallasi
afasioillasi
ablative
afasialtasi
afasioiltasi
allative
afasiallesi
afasioillesi
essive
afasianasi
afasioinasi
translative
afasiaksesi
afasioiksesi
abessive
afasiattasi
afasioittasi
instructive
comitative
—afasioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
afasiamme
afasiamme
accusative
nom.
afasiamme
afasiamme
gen.
afasiamme
genitive
afasiamme
afasioidemme afasioittemme afasiaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
afasiaamme
afasioitamme
inessive
afasiassamme
afasioissamme
elative
afasiastamme
afasioistamme
illative
afasiaamme
afasioihimme
adessive
afasiallamme
afasioillamme
ablative
afasialtamme
afasioiltamme
allative
afasiallemme
afasioillemme
essive
afasianamme
afasioinamme
translative
afasiaksemme
afasioiksemme
abessive
afasiattamme
afasioittamme
instructive
comitative
—afasioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
afasianne
afasianne
accusative
nom.
afasianne
afasianne
gen.
afasianne
genitive
afasianne
afasioidenne afasioittenne afasiainne $^{rare}$
partitive
afasiaanne
afasioitanne
inessive
afasiassanne
afasioissanne
elative
afasiastanne
afasioistanne
illative
afasiaanne
afasioihinne
adessive
afasiallanne
afasioillanne
ablative
afasialtanne
afasioiltanne
allative
afasiallenne
afasioillenne
essive
afasiananne
afasioinanne
translative
afasiaksenne
afasioiksenne
abessive
afasiattanne
afasioittanne
instructive
comitative
—afasioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
afasiansa
afasiansa
accusative
nom.
afasiansa
afasiansa
gen.
afasiansa
genitive
afasiansa
afasioidensa afasioittensa afasiainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
afasiaansa
afasioitaan afasioitansa
inessive
afasiassaan afasiassansa
afasioissaan afasioissansa
elative
afasiastaan afasiastansa
afasioistaan afasioistansa
illative
afasiaansa
afasioihinsa
adessive
afasiallaan afasiallansa
afasioillaan afasioillansa
ablative
afasialtaan afasialtansa
afasioiltaan afasioiltansa
allative
afasialleen afasiallensa
afasioilleen afasioillensa
essive
afasianaan afasianansa
afasioinaan afasioinansa
translative
afasiakseen afasiaksensa
afasioikseen afasioiksensa
abessive
afasiattaan afasiattansa
afasioittaan afasioittansa
instructive
comitative
—afasioineen afasioinensa :

### Further reading

* “afasia”, 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 2023-07-02

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀφασία (aphasía), from ἄφατος (áphatos, “speechless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) +‎ φάσις (phásis, “speech”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈafasia̯]
* Hyphenation: afa‧sia

### Noun

afasia (uncountable)
* (neurology, pathology) aphasia: a partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.

#### Derived terms

* afasia amnesia
* afasia anomik
* afasia anterior
* afasia Broca
* afasia ekspresif
* afasia global
* afasia motorik
* afasia motoris
* afasia nominal
* afasia optik
* afasia perkembangan
* afasia posterior
* afasia sensorik
* afasia sensoris
* afasia sintaksis
* afasia traumatik

### Further reading

* “afasia” 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.
* Sugito Wonodirekso, Abdul Latief, Menuk Hardaniwati, editors (2005), Glosarium Kedokteran [Medicine Glossary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan Nasional, →ISBN, page 54

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφασία (aphasía).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.faˈzi.a/
* Rhymes: -ia
* Hyphenation: a‧fa‧sì‧a

### Noun

afasia f (plural afasie)
* (pathology) aphasia

#### Derived terms

* afasico

### Further reading

* afasia in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
* afasia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
* afasia in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
* afasia in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
* afasìa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
* afaṡìa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀφασία (aphasía).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.faˈzi.ɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.faˈzi.ɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.faˈzi.a/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.fɐˈzi.ɐ/
* Hyphenation: a‧fa‧si‧a

### Noun

afasia f (plural afasias)
* (pathology) aphasia (pathological speech disorder)

#### Derived terms

* afasia amnésica
* afasia atáxica
* afasia auditiva
* afasia central
* afasia global
* afasia motora
* afasia semântica
* afasia sensorial
* afasia visual
* afásico
* afasiologia

### Further reading

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

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφασία (aphasía).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈfasja/ [aˈfa.sja]
* Rhymes: -asja
* Syllabification: a‧fa‧sia

### Noun

afasia f (plural afasias)
* (pathology) aphasia (pathological speech disorder)

#### Related terms

* afásico

### Further reading

* “afasia”, 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