German

Noun

Prisma n ‎(genitive Prismas, plural Prismen)

1. prism

Declension

Synonyms

• Ecksäule

Derived terms

• Antiprisma
• prismatisch

Finnish

Noun

prisma

1. (optics) prism

Declension

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin prĭsma, from Ancient Greek πρῖσμα ‎(prîsma), from πρίειν ‎(príein, “to saw”).

Noun

prisma m ‎(plural prismi)

1. prism

Derived terms

• prismatico
• prismoide

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρῖσμα ‎(prîsma).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpris.ma/, [ˈprɪs.ma]

Noun

prisma n ‎(genitive prismatis); third declension

1. prism

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

References

• prisma in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “prisma”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• prismene

Noun

prisma n

1. definite plural of prisme

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

prisma n

1. definite plural of prisme

Portuguese

Noun

prisma m (plural prismas)

1. (geometry) prism (polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape)

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρῖσμα ‎(prîsma) "thing sawed".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾis.ma/

Noun

prisma m ‎(plural prismas)

1. (geometry) prism
2. viewpoint, point of view, standpoint

Derived terms

• antiprisma m
• prismatoide m
• prismático