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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French fantosme, from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma); alternatively, according to the TLFi, it may have arrived in French through late Gallic Vulgar Latin in what is now southern France/Occitania, from an Ionian Greek dialect brought to Marseille, presumably in a form *phantagma > *phantauma. The later spelling in Old French thus reflects the influence of the spelling of phantasma, the standard Latin form.
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Noun
fantôme m (plural fantômes)
- ghost
- Synonym: spectre
- Hyponyms: con tinh, lémure, ma gia
Il recherche des individus qui puissent communiquer avec des fantômes.- He is seeking individuals who can communicate with ghosts.
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Norman
Etymology
From Old French fantosme, from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma).
Noun
fantôme m (plural fantômes)
- (Jersey) ghost
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