fase

See also: Fase

Asturian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfase/ [ˈfa.se]
• Rhymes: -ase
• Syllabification: fa‧se

Noun

fase f (plural fases)

1. (astronomy, physics) phase
2. phase (part of a sequence or cycle); stage, period

   Synonym: etapa

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fase.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fas̺e/ [fa.s̺e]
• Rhymes: -as̺e, -e
• Hyphenation: fa‧se

Noun

fase inan

1. phase, stage

   Synonym: aldi

Declension

Declension of fase (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	fase	fasea	faseak
ergative	fasek	faseak	faseek
dative	faseri	faseari	faseei
genitive	faseren	fasearen	faseen
comitative	faserekin	fasearekin	faseekin
causative	faserengatik	fasearengatik	faseengatik
benefactive	faserentzat	fasearentzat	faseentzat
instrumental	fasez	faseaz	faseez
inessive	fasetan	fasean	faseetan
locative	fasetako	faseko	faseetako
allative	fasetara	fasera	faseetara
terminative	fasetaraino	faseraino	faseetaraino
directive	fasetarantz	faserantz	faseetarantz
destinative	fasetarako	faserako	faseetarako
ablative	fasetatik	fasetik	faseetatik
partitive	faserik	—	—
prolative	fasetzat	—	—

Further reading

• “fase”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfa.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈfa.ze]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

fase f (plural fases)

1. (astronomy, physics) phase
2. phase (part of a sequence or cycle); stage, period

Related terms

• fàsic
• fasímetre

Danish

Etymology 1

From French phase, from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis).

Noun

fase c (singular definite fasen, plural indefinite faser)

1. phase

   Synonyms: trin, stadium

2. (physics) state at a particular time in a system that is in periodic oscillations
3. (chemistry) homogeneous component of a heterogeneous mixture

Declension

Declension of fase

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fase	fasen	faser	faserne
genitive	fases	fasens	fasers	fasernes

Derived terms

• overgangsfase
• livsfase

Etymology 2

From English phase.

Verb

fase (imperative fas, infinitive at fase, present tense faser, past tense fasede, perfect tense har faset)

1. to phase (ind, ud / in, out)

   Synonyms: indfase, udfase

Conjugation

Conjugation of fase

active passive present faser fases past fasede fasedes infinitive fase fases imperative fas — participle present - past faset (auxiliary verb have) gerund —

Etymology 3

See fas.

Verb

fase (imperative fas, infinitive at fase, present tense faser, past tense fasede, perfect tense har faset)

1. to chamfer (af / off)

   Synonym: affase

Conjugation

Conjugation of fase

active passive present faser fases past fasede fasedes infinitive fase fases imperative fas — participle present - past faset (auxiliary verb have) gerund —

References

• “fase” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Alternative forms

• phase (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from French phase, from Middle French phase, from New Latin phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaːzə/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: fa‧se
• Rhymes: -aːzə

Noun

fase f (plural fasen or fases, diminutive fasetje n)

1. phase, stage
2. (physics) phase (of a wave)

Derived terms

• gebruiksfase
• ontkenningsfase

Descendants

• Afrikaans: fase
• → Indonesian: fase
• → West Frisian: faze

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfase/ [ˈfa.s̺ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ase
• Hyphenation: fa‧se

Noun

fase f (plural fases)

1. (astronomy, physics) phase
2. phase (part of a sequence or cycle); stage, period

   Synonyms: etapa, andaina

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaːzə/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Homophones: Fase, Phase
• Rhymes: -aːzə
• Hyphenation: fa‧se

Verb

fase

1. inflection of fasen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch phase (current spelling fase), from New Latin phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “an appearance”), from φάειν (pháein, “to shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfasə]
• Hyphenation: fasê

Noun

fasê (plural fase-fase)

1. phase:
   1. a distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.

      fase bulan ― lunar phase

   2. (chemistry) a component in a material system that is distinguished by chemical composition and/or physical state (solid, liquid or gas) and/or crystal structure. It is delineated from an adjoining phase by an abrupt change in one or more of those conditions.

      fase padat ― solid phase

   3. (electrical engineering) in a polyphase electrical power system, one of the power-carrying conductors, or the alternating current carried by it.

      sistem tenaga listrik 3 fase ― 3 phase electrical power system

Alternative forms

• fasa (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• fase antarglasial
• fase artikulasi
• fase asimptomatik
• fase dekompensasi
• fase kompensasi
• fase kompetisi
• fase kronik
• fase mati
• fase prapensiun
• fase reorientasi
• fase simptomatik
• fase telogen
• fase warna

Further reading

• “fase” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ze/
• Rhymes: -aze
• Hyphenation: fà‧se

Noun

fase f (plural fasi)

1. phase, stage, period, level, degree, step

   Synonyms: stadio, grado, livello, periodo, passaggio

2. (mechanics) stroke
3. line (the engine is in line / out of line - with reference to smooth working)

Derived terms

• controfase
• fase lunare
• fase luteale
• fasico
• fasometro
• in fase di
• sfasare
• sottofase

Further reading

• fase in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• fesa

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis), via French phase.

Noun

fase m (definite singular fasen, indefinite plural faser, definite plural fasene)

1. phase

Derived terms

• overgangsfase
• trefase

Verb

fase (imperative fas, present tense faser, passive fases, simple past and past participle fasa or faset, present participle fasende)

1. to phase (inn, ut / in, out)

References

• “fase” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• fasa (of verb)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis), via French phase.

Noun

fase m (definite singular fasen, indefinite plural fasar, definite plural fasane)

1. phase

Derived terms

• overgangsfase
• trefase

Verb

fase (present tense fasar, past tense fasa, past participle fasa, passive infinitive fasast, present participle fasande, imperative fase/fas)

1. to phase (inn, ut / in, out)

References

• “fase” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• phase (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.zi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.zi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ze/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.zɨ/

• Rhymes: -azi, -azɨ
• Hyphenation: fa‧se

Noun

fase f (plural fases)

1. phase
2. stage
3. period
4. (Brazil, video games) level

   Tô com dificuldade de passar essa fase. ― I'm having trouble beating this level.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:fase.

Descendants

• Hunsrik: Fasë

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfase/ [ˈfa.se]
• Rhymes: -ase
• Syllabification: fa‧se

Noun

fase f (plural fases)

1. phase, stage

   Synonym: etapa

2. period

   Synonym: período

Derived terms

• espacio de fases
• fase lútea
• modulación de la fase
• reactante de fase aguda

Verb

fase

1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of far

Further reading

• “fase”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tetum

Etymology

From *base, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq. Compare Malay basah.

Verb

fase

1. to wash