LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

phasma

phasma n (genitive phasmatis)
Classical[ˈpʰas.ma]Ecclesiastical[ˈfaz.ma]

Meaning

  1. neuterAn apparation, specter, phantom.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativephasmaphasmata
genitivephasmatisphasmatum
dativephasmatīphasmatibus
accusativephasmaphasmata
ablativephasmatephasmatibus
vocativephasmaphasmata

phasma, ătis, n., = φάσμα,
I. an apparition, spectre, phantom.
I. The title of a comedy of Menander, Ter. Eun. prol. 9.—
II. The title or principal part of a farce by a mimograph named Catullus: clamosum ut ageres phasma Catulli, Juv. 8, 186.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  4. Ancient Greek φαίνω(phaínō)
  5. Ancient Greek -μα(-ma)
  6. Latinphasma

Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma)bor. Latin phasma Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma, “apparation, phantom”).

Descendants
  • Englishphasmid
  • TranslingualPhasma

Quick answers

What does phasma mean in Latin?
phasma, a noun, means “An apparation, specter, phantom.”.
What is the genitive of phasma?
The genitive singular is phasmatis. phasma is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce phasma?
In classical Latin, [ˈpʰas.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfaz.ma].
Where does phasma come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti → Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō → Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) → Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) → Latin phasma.