LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

phantasia

phantasia f (genitive phantasiae)
Classical[pʰanˈta.si.a]Ecclesiastical[fanˈtaː.s̬i.a]

Meaning

  1. femininefancy, idea, notion; fantasy
  2. femininephantom, apparition
  3. feminineimagination
  4. femininephase (of the moon)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativephantasiaphantasiae
fantasiae
genitivephantasiae
fantasiae		phantasiārum
fantasiārum
dativephantasiae
fantasiae		phantasiīs
fantasiīs
accusativephantasiam
fantasiam		phantasiās
fantasiās
ablativephantasiāphantasiīs
fantasiīs
vocativephantasiaphantasiae
fantasiae

phantăsĭa, ae, f., = φαντασία,
I. an idea, notion, fancy (post-Aug.): Nicetas longe disertius hanc phantasiam movit, Sen. Suas. 2, 15: cor tuum phantasias patitur, Vulg. Ecclus. 34, 6.—As a term of reproach: phantasia, non homo, a mere notion or fancy, the mere semblance of a man, Petr. 38 fin. (in Cic. Ac. 1, 11, 40; 2, 6, 8 al., written as Greek, and translated visum).—
II. A phantom, apparition: (animus) colli-git visa nocturna, quas phantasias nos adpellamus, Amm. 14, 11, 18.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  4. Ancient Greek φαίνω(phaínō)
  5. Ancient Greek φαντάζω(phantázō)
  6. Ancient Greek -τῐς(-tĭs)
  7. Ancient Greek -σις(-sis)
  8. Ancient Greek φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς(phắntăsĭs)
  9. Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ(-ĭ́ā)
  10. Latinphantasia

Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía)bor. Latin phantasia Borrowed from Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía).

Descendants
  • Catalanfantasia
  • Italianfantasia
  • Englishfantasiafrom Italian fantasia
  • GermanFantasiafrom Italian fantasia
  • Frenchfantasiefrom Old French fantasie
  • Englishfantasyfrom Old French fantasie
  • Romanianfanteziefrom Old French fantasie
  • Spanishfantasía
  • Englishphantasia
  • GermanFantasiefrom Middle High German fantasīe

In English words that came into English from phantasia

  • fantasyphantasia
  • fancyfantasia
  • fantasiaphantasia
  • phantasiaphantasia

Quick answers

What does phantasia mean in Latin?
phantasia, a noun, means “fancy, idea, notion; fantasy; phantom, apparition”.
What is the genitive of phantasia?
The genitive singular is phantasiae. phantasia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce phantasia?
In classical Latin, [pʰanˈta.si.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [fanˈtaː.s̬i.a].
Where does phantasia come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti → Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō → Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) → Ancient Greek φαντάζω (phantázō) → Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) → Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) → Ancient Greek φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς (phắntăsĭs) → Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) → Latin phantasia.
Which English words come from phantasia?
English words that go back to Latin phantasia include fantasy, fancy, fantasia and phantasia.