distrofia

See also: distròfia

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-) +‎ τροφή (trophḗ), dis- +‎ -trofia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.stroˈfi.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: di‧stro‧fì‧a

Noun

distrofia f (plural distrofie)

1. (pathology) dystrophy

Derived terms

• distrofia muscolare
• distrofico
• leucodistrofia

 

Further reading

• distrofia in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• distrofia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• distrofia in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• distrofia in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• distrofìa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• distrofìa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• sfidatori

Portuguese

Etymology

From dis- +‎ -trofia, from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒis.tɾoˈfi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒis.tɾoˈfi.ɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiʃ.tɾoˈfi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒis.tɾoˈfi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /diʃ.tɾuˈfi.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: dis‧tro‧fi‧a

Noun

distrofia f (plural distrofias)

1. (pathology) dystrophy

Further reading

• “distrofia”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “distrofia”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “distrofia” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “distrofia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “distrofia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “distrofia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French dystrophie, borrowed (1855) from Ancient Greek + French -ie, from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-) + τροφή (trophḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /disˈtɾofja/ [d̪isˈt̪ɾo.fja]
• Rhymes: -ofja
• Syllabification: dis‧tro‧fia

Noun

distrofia f (plural distrofias)

1. (pathology) dystrophy

Derived terms

• distrofia muscular

 

Further reading

• “distrofia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28