naphtha

== English == === Etymology === From Latin naphtha, from Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha, “naphtha”), from Old Persian *naftah, probably borrowed or assimilated from Akkadian 𒉌𒆳𒊏 (napṭu, “naphtha”) . The Greek mediation is reflected in the spelling – ‘ph’ and ‘th’ (from ‘φ’ and ‘θ’). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnæfθə/, /ˈnæpθə/ === Noun === naphtha (countable and uncountable, plural naphthas) (dated) Naturally occurring liquid petroleum. (petrochemistry) Any of a wide variety of aliphatic or aromatic liquid hydrocarbon mixtures distilled from petroleum or coal tar, especially as used in solvents or petrol. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: ナフサ (nafusa) → Korean: 나프타 (napeuta) ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Alternative forms === napthās === Etymology === From Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnapʰ.tʰa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnaf.ta] === Noun === naphtha f (genitive naphthae); first declension naphtha ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== === References === “naphtha”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “naphtha”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.