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): /asˈfik.sja/

Etymology 1

From New Latin asphyxia, from Ancient Greek ἀσφυξία ‎(asphuxía) "stopping of the pulse" ἀ- ‎(a-) "not" + σφύξις ‎(sphúxis) "pulse", from σφύζω ‎(sphúzō) "I throb".

Noun

asfixia f ‎(plural asfixias)

1. (pathology) asphyxia

Derived terms

• asfixiar verb

Related terms

• asfixiante

Etymology 2

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.