phasma
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See also: Phasma
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma, “apparation, phantom”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpʰas.ma/, [ˈpʰäs̠mä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfas.ma/, [ˈfäzmä]
Noun[edit]
phasma n (genitive phasmatis); third declension
- An apparation, specter, phantom.
Inflection[edit]
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | phasma | phasmata |
| Genitive | phasmatis | phasmatum |
| Dative | phasmatī | phasmatibus |
| Accusative | phasma | phasmata |
| Ablative | phasmate | phasmatibus |
| Vocative | phasma | phasmata |
Descendants[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- “phasma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press