difteria

See also: diftéria

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdifteriɑ/, [ˈdift̪e̞ˌriɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): dif‧te‧ri‧a

Noun

difteria

1. diphtheria

Declension

Inflection of difteria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		difteria	difteriat
genitive		difterian	difterioiden difterioitten
partitive		difteriaa	difterioita
illative		difteriaan	difterioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		difteria	difteriat
accusative	nom.	difteria	difteriat
	gen.	difterian
genitive		difterian	difterioiden difterioitten difteriain rare
partitive		difteriaa	difterioita
inessive		difteriassa	difterioissa
elative		difteriasta	difterioista
illative		difteriaan	difterioihin
adessive		difterialla	difterioilla
ablative		difterialta	difterioilta
allative		difterialle	difterioille
essive		difteriana	difterioina
translative		difteriaksi	difterioiksi
abessive		difteriatta	difterioitta
instructive		—	difterioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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^(key): /d͡ʒi.fi.teˈɾi.ɐ/, /d͡ʒif.teˈɾi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒi.fi.teˈɾi.ɐ/, /d͡ʒif.teˈɾi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒif.teˈɾi.a/, /d͡ʒi.fi.teˈɾi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.ftɨˈɾi.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: dif‧te‧ri‧a

Noun

difteria f (uncountable)

1. (pathology) diphtheria (infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract)

Spanish

Noun

difteria f (uncountable)

1. diphtheria

Further reading

• “difteria”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28