asfissia

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀσφυξία (asphuxía, “stopping of the pulse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /as.fisˈsi.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: a‧sfis‧sì‧a

Noun

asfissia f (plural asfissie)

  1. (pathology) asphyxia, asphyxiation
    Synonym: soffocamento
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asˈfis.sja/
  • Rhymes: -issja
  • Hyphenation: a‧sfìs‧sia

Verb

asfissia

  1. inflection of asfissiare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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