phantasma

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Noun

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phantasma (plural phantasmata)

  1. Alternative form of phantasm
    • 1638, Sir Thomas Herbert, Some years travels into divers parts of Asia and Afrique:
      ...till the 7. of Iune ſhe againe deluded us, after two houres chaſe as a phantaſma vaniſhing towards Goa.

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma).

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Noun

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phantasma n (genitive phantasmatis); third declension

  1. image, appearance
  2. apparition, spectre, phantom

Declension

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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative phantasma phantasmata
Genitive phantasmatis phantasmatum
Dative phantasmatī phantasmatibus
Accusative phantasma phantasmata
Ablative phantasmate phantasmatibus
Vocative phantasma phantasmata

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Portuguese

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Noun

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phantasma m or f (plural phantasmas)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of fantasma.