"phasma" meaning in All languages combined

See phasma on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: phasmas [plural]
Etymology: From Latin phasma (“ghost, spirit”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|phasma||ghost, spirit}} Latin phasma (“ghost, spirit”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} phasma (plural phasmas)
  1. (obsolete) A phasmid. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-phasma-en-noun-DVLF0Tg4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Latin]

IPA: [ˈpʰas.ma] [Classical-Latin], [ˈfaz.ma] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma, “apparation, phantom”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:φάσμα<t:apparation, phantom>|text=+|title=phasma|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "apparation, phantom", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "φάσμα", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "phasma", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="phasma"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma, “apparation, phantom”). Head templates: {{la-noun|phasma<3>}} phasma n (genitive phasmatis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|phasma<3>}} Forms: phasmatis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], phasma [nominative, singular], phasmata [nominative, plural], phasmatis [genitive, singular], phasmatum [genitive, plural], phasmatī [dative, singular], phasmatibus [dative, plural], phasma [accusative, singular], phasmata [accusative, plural], phasmate [ablative, singular], phasmatibus [ablative, plural], phasma [singular, vocative], phasmata [plural, vocative]
  1. An apparation, specter, phantom. Tags: declension-3, neuter Related terms: lemures

Inflected forms

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