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noun · neuterthird declension

sphalma

sphalma n (genitive sphalmatos)
Classical[ˈspʰaɫ.ma]Ecclesiastical[ˈsfal.ma]

Meaning

  1. 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

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesphalmasphalmata
genitivesphalmatossphalmatum
dativesphalmatīsphalmatibus
accusativesphalmasphalmata
ablativesphalmatesphalmatibus
vocativesphalmasphalmata

Origins

From Ancient Greek σφᾰ́λμᾰ (sphắlmă, “fault, error”).

Quick answers

What does sphalma mean in Latin?
sphalma, a noun, means “an error, a mistake”.
What is the genitive of sphalma?
The genitive singular is sphalmatos. sphalma is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce sphalma?
In classical Latin, [ˈspʰaɫ.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsfal.ma].