English → Latin
“phantasm, phantom” in Latin
phantasmaimage, appearance; apparition, spectre, phantomspectrumappearance, image; apparition, specter, phantom; spectrum (band of light arranged in order by wavelength)videōto see, perceive; look (at); to observe, note; to understand, perceive, comprehendumbrashadow; shade, ghost, phantom, apparition; the realm of shades, the shades, the world below or underworld
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
phantasm, phantom
phantasma, -atis, neuter (Plin., Ep.): spectrum: visum: umbra: vana species: inanis et varia ex metu nostro imago (Plin., Ep., 7, 2, 7; of a phantom of the imagination).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for phantasm, phantom?
- The usual Latin words for “phantasm, phantom” are phantasma, spectrum, videō; also umbra. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.