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Dutch
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch fantome, from Old French fantosme, from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma).
Pronunciation
Noun
fantoom n (plural fantomen, diminutive fantoompje n)
- phantom, apparition, ghost
- Veel mensen beweren een fantoom te hebben gezien in het oude kasteel. ― Many people claim to have seen a phantom in the old castle.
- In de mist leek het schip een fantoom te zijn. ― In the fog, the ship appeared to be a ghost.
- Het kind was bang voor de fantomen onder zijn bed. ― The child was afraid of the apparitions under his bed.
- figment, mirage, product of fantasy
- Die perfecte stad is slechts een fantoom van je verbeelding. ― That perfect city is just a figment of your imagination.
- De oase in de woestijn bleek een fantoom te zijn. ― The oasis in the desert turned out to be a mirage.
- Het idee van eeuwige vrede is mogelijk een fantoom. ― The idea of eternal peace might be a product of fantasy.
Derived terms
References
- “fantoom” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie.
Estonian
Etymology
From French fantôme.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɑnˈtoːm/,
- Rhymes: -oːm
- Hyphenation: fan‧toom
Noun
fantoom (genitive fantoomi, partitive fantoomi)
- phantom
Declension
References
- fantoom in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “fantoom”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009