"sphalma" meaning in Latin

See sphalma in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈspʰaɫ.ma] [Classical-Latin], [ˈsfal.ma] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)gʷʰh₂el-der. Ancient Greek σφᾰ́λλω (sphắllō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek σφᾰ́λμᾰ (sphắlmă)bor. Latin sphalma Borrowed from Ancient Greek σφᾰ́λμᾰ (sphắlmă, “fault, error”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:σφᾰ́λμᾰ<t:fault, error>|text=+|title=sphalma|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)gʷʰh₂el-der. Ancient Greek σφᾰ́λλω (sphắllō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek σφᾰ́λμᾰ (sphắlmă)bor. Latin sphalma [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "fault, error", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "to fall, to be cast down", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*(s)gʷʰh₂el-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "σφᾰ́λλω", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-mn̥", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*-mə", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-μᾰ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc", "pos" : "suffix forming neuter nouns" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "σφᾰ́λμᾰ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "sphalma", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="sphalma"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek σφᾰ́λμᾰ (sphắlmă, “fault, error”)., {{ety|la|:bor|grc:σφᾰ́λμᾰ<t:fault, error>|text=+|title=sphalma|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)gʷʰh₂el-der. Ancient Greek σφᾰ́λλω (sphắllō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek σφᾰ́λμᾰ (sphắlmă)bor. Latin sphalma Borrowed from Ancient Greek σφᾰ́λμᾰ (sphắlmă, “fault, error”). Head templates: {{la-noun|sphalma<3.N.Greek>}} sphalma n (genitive sphalmatos); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|sphalma<3.N.Greek>}} Forms: sphalmatos [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], sphalma [nominative, singular], sphalmata [nominative, plural], sphalmatos [genitive, singular], sphalmatum [genitive, plural], sphalmatī [dative, singular], sphalmatibus [dative, plural], sphalma [accusative, singular], sphalmata [accusative, plural], sphalmate [ablative, singular], sphalmatibus [ablative, plural], sphalma [singular, vocative], sphalmata [plural, vocative], sphalm. [alternative, abbreviation]
  1. (New Latin) an error, a mistake Tags: New-Latin, declension-3, neuter Synonyms: lāpsus

Alternative forms

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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈspʰaɫ.ma]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsfal.ma]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sphalma"
}

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