asfixia

See also: asfixiá

Portuguese

Verb

asfixia

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of asfixiar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of asfixiar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asˈfiɡsja/, [asˈfiɣsja]

Etymology 1

From New Latin asphyxia, from Ancient Greek ἀσφυξία (asphuxía, “stopping of the pulse”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + σφύξις (sphúxis, “pulse”).

Noun

asfixia f (plural asfixias)

  1. (pathology) asphyxia
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

asfixia

  1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of asfixiar.
  2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of asfixiar.

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