ἄφθα

See also: άφθα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Sometimes linked to ἅπτω (háptō, to fasten, join), but more likely from Pre-Greek, because of the group -φθ-.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἄφθᾰ (áphtha) f (genitive ἄφθης); first declension

  1. (pathology, chiefly in the plural) aphtha, mouth ulcer, thrush

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀφθᾰ́ω (aphtháō)
  • ἀφθώδης (aphthṓdēs)

Descendants

  • English: aphtha
  • French: aphte
  • Greek: άφθα (áftha)
  • Italian: afta
  • Portuguese: afta
  • Romanian: aftă

Further reading

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