phlegma

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma).

Noun

phlegma n (genitive phlegmatis); third declension

  1. phlegm

Declension

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

singular plural
nominative phlegma phlegmata
genitive phlegmatis phlegmatum
dative phlegmatī phlegmatibus
accusative phlegma phlegmata
ablative phlegmate phlegmatibus
vocative phlegma phlegmata

Descendants

References

  • phlegma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • phlegma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Noun

phlegma f (plural phlegmas)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of fleuma.