aphonia
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aphonia
- /eɪˈfəʊ.ni.ə/ UK
- /əˈ-/ UK
- /eɪˈfoʊ.ni.ə/ US
Rhymes with -əʊniə
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from New Latin aphōnia, from Ancient Greek ἀφωνία (aphōnía, “speechlessness”). By surface analysis, a- + -phonia.
noun aphonias · aphony
- Loss of voice; the inability to speak.
Translations
Every language
noun loss of voice
| Español | afonía |
|---|---|
| Português | afonia |
| Français | aphonie |
| Deutsch | Aphonie, Stimmlosigkeit, Stimmverlust |
| Italiano | afonia |
| Ελληνικά | αφωνία afonía |
| Română | afonie |
| Русский | афони́я afoníja |
Talk about this word "aphonia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aphonia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. aphonia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aphonia "aphonia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aphonia.Cite this
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