φάντασμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φᾰντᾰ́ζω (phăntắzō, make visible) +‎ -μᾰ (-mă).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φᾰ́ντᾰσμᾰ • (phắntăsmăn (genitive φᾰντᾰ́σμᾰτος); third declension

  1. phantom, apparition, ghost
  2. vision, dream
  3. (in the plural) phenomena
  4. fantasy

Inflection

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Greek: φάντασμα (fántasma)
  • Latin: phantasma (see there for further descendants)

References

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfan.da.zma/
  • Hyphenation: φά‧ντα‧σμα

Noun

φάντασμα • (fántasman (plural φαντάσματα)

  1. ghost, phantasm, phantom, spectre (UK), specter (US)

Declension

Declension of φάντασμα
singular plural
nominative φάντασμα (fántasma) φαντάσματα (fantásmata)
genitive φαντάσματος (fantásmatos) φαντασμάτων (fantasmáton)
accusative φάντασμα (fántasma) φαντάσματα (fantásmata)
vocative φάντασμα (fántasma) φαντάσματα (fantásmata)

Synonyms

See also

Further reading