noun · neuterthird declension
phlegma
phlegma n (genitive phlegmatis)
Classical[ˈpʰɫɛɡ.ma]Ecclesiastical[ˈflɛɡ.ma]
Meaning
- neuterphlegm
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | phlegma | phlegmata |
| genitive | phlegmatis | phlegmatum |
| dative | phlegmatī | phlegmatibus |
| accusative | phlegma | phlegmata |
| ablative | phlegmate | phlegmatibus |
| vocative | phlegma | phlegmata |
phlegma (flegma), ătis, n., = φλεγμα,
I. a clammy humor of the body, phlegm (post-class.):
flegma dissolvere, Pall. 8, 6, 1; Veg. Vet. 3, 19; Hier. Ep. 52, 6; Isid. 4, 7, 29.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma).
Descendants
- Catalanflegma
- Italianflemma
- Frenchflemmefrom Italian flemma
- Frenchflegmefrom Italian flemma
- Portugueseflegma
- Portuguesefleuma
- Portuguesefleima
- Romanianflegmă
- Spanishflema
- Galicianfreima
In English words that came into English from phlegma
- phlegmphlegma