noun · neuterthird declension
sphalma
sphalma n (genitive sphalmatos)
Classical[ˈspʰaɫ.ma]Ecclesiastical[ˈsfal.ma]
Meaning
- New Latinneuteran error, a mistake
Corrigenda, etiam sphalmata typographica hactenus observata.
Corrigenda, and also typographical errors noticed thus far.1853, Johannes Casparus Zeuss, Grammatica Celtica, volume II, Lipsia: Weidmanni, Corrigenda, page 1,152:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sphalma | sphalmata |
| genitive | sphalmatos | sphalmatum |
| dative | sphalmatī | sphalmatibus |
| accusative | sphalma | sphalmata |
| ablative | sphalmate | sphalmatibus |
| vocative | sphalma | sphalmata |
Origins
From Ancient Greek σφᾰ́λμᾰ (sphắlmă, “fault, error”).