Asturian

Noun

fantasma f ‎(plural fantasmes)

1. Alternative form of pantasma

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάντασμα ‎(phántasma).

Noun

fantasma m ‎(plural fantasmes)

1. ghost, phantom

French

Verb

fantasma

1. third-person singular past historic of fantasmer

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάντασμα ‎(phántasma).^[1]

Noun

fantasma m ‎(plural fantasmi)

1. ghost, spectre

   città fantasma — ghost town

2. illusion

Related terms

• fantasmagoria
• fantasmagorico

References

1. ↑ “fantàṡma” listed in Dizionario Etimologico Online

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• phantasma (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin phantasma ‎(“apparition, specter”), from Ancient Greek φάντασμα ‎(phántasma, “an appearance, image, apparition, specter”), from φαντάζω ‎(phantázō, “I make visible”), from φαίνω ‎(phaínō, “I cause to appear, bring to light”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh- ‎(“to shine”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃.ˈtaz.ma/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐ̃.ˈt̪aʒ.mɐ/

Noun

fantasma m f or m (in variation) (plural fantasmas)

1. ghost (spirit appearing after death)

Usage notes

The gender of fantasma varies from person to person:

• some use it as a masculine when referring to the ghost of a man and feminine when referring to the ghost of a woman;
• some use it as a masculine always, irrespective of the ghost’s sex;
• in the past, it was also used as a feminine noun always.

Synonyms

• aparição, espectro, espírito, assombração, alma

Derived terms

Related terms

• fantasmagoria
• fantasmagórico

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα ‎(phántasma, “image, phantom”), from φαντάζω ‎(phantázō, “I make visible”), from φαίνω ‎(phaínō, “I cause to appear, bring to light”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fan.ˈtas.ma/

Noun

fantasma m ‎(plural fantasmas)

1. ghost, phantom

Derived terms

• fantasmal
• ciudad fantasma f
• pueblo fantasma m

Related terms

• fantasmagoría