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Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French fantesme, fantosme, from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fanˈtɛːm(ə)/, /fanˈtɔːm(ə)/, /fanˈtoːm(ə)/
- (reduced) IPA(key): /ˈfantum(ə)/, /ˈfantam(ə)/, /ˈfantim(ə)/
Noun
fantome (plural fantomes)
- That which is ephemeral or transient; worldly (as opposed to spiritual) wealth.
- A phantom or apparition; an phantasmic experience.
- A lie or misconception; that which is false.
- (rare) Deceit or fraud; the act of deceiving.
- (rare, medicine) A hallucination or delirium brought on by illness.
Descendants
References
Romanian
Pronunciation
Noun
fantome f
- inflection of fantomă:
- indefinite plural
- indefinite genitive/dative singular