The story behind Athanasia
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀθανασία (athanasía).
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Tagalog entry
Borrowed from Spanish Athanasia, from Ancient Greek ἀθανασία (athanasía).
Pronunciation
Spanish: /ataˈnasja/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Spanish: [a.t̪aˈna.sja]
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: /ʔataˈnasja/
- Tagalog; Standard-Tagalog: [ʔɐ.t̪ɐˈn̪aː.ʃɐ]
- Tagalog: /ʔataˈnasja/
- Tagalog: [ʔɐ.t̪ɐˈn̪as.jɐ]
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- Syllables
- 5 syllables
- Ending
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- Syllables
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