phasma

phasma

See also: Phasma

Latin

Etymology

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Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma)bor.
Latin phasma

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma, “apparation, phantom”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    phasma n (genitive phasmatis); third declension

    1. An apparation, specter, phantom.

    Inflection

    Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

    singular plural
    nominative phasma phasmata
    genitive phasmatis phasmatum
    dative phasmatī phasmatibus
    accusative phasma phasmata
    ablative phasmate phasmatibus
    vocative phasma phasmata

    Descendants

    • → Translingual: Phasma
    • ⇒ English: phasmid

    See also

    References

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