English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μυωπία (muōpía, “shortsightedness”), from μύω (múō, “to shut, close”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”) + -ία (-ía).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /maɪˈəʊ.pɪ.ə/
- (US) IPA(key): /maɪˈoʊ.pi.ə/
- Rhymes: -əʊpiə
Noun
myopia (countable and uncountable, plural myopias)
- (pathology) A disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it.
- Synonyms: shortsightedness, nearsightedness
- Antonym: hyperopia
- Coordinate term: presbyopia
2015 March 15, Elie Dolgin, “The myopia boom”, in Nature[1]:The modern rise in myopia mirrored a trend for children in many countries to spend more time engaged in reading, studying or — more recently — glued to computer and smartphone screens.
- (figurative) A lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning.
Derived terms
Translations
lack of imagination, discernment or long-range perspective in thinking or planning
See also
Further reading
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English myopia).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmyopiɑ/, [ˈmyo̞ˌpiɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -iɑ
- Syllabification(key): my‧o‧pi‧a
- Hyphenation(key): myo‧pia
Noun
myopia
- (pathology) myopia
Declension
| Inflection of myopia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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| nominative
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myopia
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myopiat
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| genitive
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myopian
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myopioiden
myopioitten
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| partitive
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myopiaa
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myopioita
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| illative
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myopiaan
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myopioihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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myopia
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myopiat
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| accusative
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nom.
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myopia
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myopiat
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| gen.
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myopian
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| genitive
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myopian
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myopioiden
myopioitten
myopiain rare
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| partitive
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myopiaa
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myopioita
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| inessive
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myopiassa
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myopioissa
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| elative
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myopiasta
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myopioista
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| illative
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myopiaan
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myopioihin
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| adessive
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myopialla
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myopioilla
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| ablative
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myopialta
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myopioilta
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| allative
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myopialle
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myopioille
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| essive
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myopiana
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myopioina
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| translative
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myopiaksi
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myopioiksi
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| abessive
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myopiatta
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myopioitta
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| instructive
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—
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myopioin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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myopiani
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myopiani
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| accusative
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nom.
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myopiani
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myopiani
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| gen.
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myopiani
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| genitive
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myopiani
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myopioideni
myopioitteni
myopiaini rare
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| partitive
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myopiaani
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myopioitani
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| inessive
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myopiassani
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myopioissani
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| elative
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myopiastani
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myopioistani
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| illative
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myopiaani
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myopioihini
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| adessive
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myopiallani
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myopioillani
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| ablative
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myopialtani
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myopioiltani
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| allative
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myopialleni
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myopioilleni
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| essive
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myopianani
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myopioinani
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| translative
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myopiakseni
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myopioikseni
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| abessive
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myopiattani
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myopioittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
myopioineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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myopiasi
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myopiasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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myopiasi
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myopiasi
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| gen.
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myopiasi
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| genitive
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myopiasi
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myopioidesi
myopioittesi
myopiaisi rare
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| partitive
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myopiaasi
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myopioitasi
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| inessive
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myopiassasi
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myopioissasi
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| elative
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myopiastasi
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myopioistasi
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| illative
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myopiaasi
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myopioihisi
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| adessive
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myopiallasi
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myopioillasi
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| ablative
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myopialtasi
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myopioiltasi
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| allative
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myopiallesi
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myopioillesi
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| essive
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myopianasi
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myopioinasi
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| translative
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myopiaksesi
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myopioiksesi
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| abessive
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myopiattasi
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myopioittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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myopioinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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myopiamme
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myopiamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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myopiamme
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myopiamme
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| gen.
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myopiamme
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| genitive
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myopiamme
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myopioidemme
myopioittemme
myopiaimme rare
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| partitive
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myopiaamme
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myopioitamme
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| inessive
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myopiassamme
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myopioissamme
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| elative
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myopiastamme
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myopioistamme
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| illative
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myopiaamme
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myopioihimme
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| adessive
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myopiallamme
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myopioillamme
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| ablative
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myopialtamme
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myopioiltamme
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| allative
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myopiallemme
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myopioillemme
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| essive
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myopianamme
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myopioinamme
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| translative
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myopiaksemme
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myopioiksemme
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| abessive
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myopiattamme
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myopioittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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myopioinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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myopianne
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myopianne
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| accusative
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nom.
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myopianne
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myopianne
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| gen.
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myopianne
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| genitive
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myopianne
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myopioidenne
myopioittenne
myopiainne rare
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| partitive
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myopiaanne
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myopioitanne
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| inessive
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myopiassanne
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myopioissanne
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| elative
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myopiastanne
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myopioistanne
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| illative
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myopiaanne
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myopioihinne
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| adessive
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myopiallanne
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myopioillanne
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| ablative
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myopialtanne
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myopioiltanne
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| allative
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myopiallenne
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myopioillenne
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| essive
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myopiananne
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myopioinanne
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| translative
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myopiaksenne
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myopioiksenne
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| abessive
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myopiattanne
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myopioittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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myopioinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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myopiansa
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myopiansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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myopiansa
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myopiansa
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| gen.
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myopiansa
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| genitive
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myopiansa
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myopioidensa
myopioittensa
myopiainsa rare
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| partitive
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myopiaansa
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myopioitaan
myopioitansa
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| inessive
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myopiassaan
myopiassansa
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myopioissaan
myopioissansa
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| elative
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myopiastaan
myopiastansa
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myopioistaan
myopioistansa
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| illative
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myopiaansa
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myopioihinsa
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| adessive
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myopiallaan
myopiallansa
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myopioillaan
myopioillansa
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| ablative
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myopialtaan
myopialtansa
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myopioiltaan
myopioiltansa
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| allative
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myopialleen
myopiallensa
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myopioilleen
myopioillensa
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| essive
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myopianaan
myopianansa
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myopioinaan
myopioinansa
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| translative
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myopiakseen
myopiaksensa
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myopioikseen
myopioiksensa
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| abessive
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myopiattaan
myopiattansa
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myopioittaan
myopioittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
myopioineen
myopioinensa
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Synonyms
Portuguese
Noun
myopia f (uncountable)
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of miopia.