fatamorgana

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See also: fata morgana, fata morgána, fata Morgana, and Fata Morgana

Danish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fatamorgana, after fata Morgana (“Morgan le Fay”), from fata (“fairy”) + Morgana (“Morgan”).

Pronunciation

Noun

fatamorgana n (singular definite fatamorganaet, plural indefinite fatamorganaer)

  1. fata morgana (form of mirage caused by temperature inversion)
    Hypernym: luftspejling

Inflection

Declension of fatamorgana
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fatamorgana fatamorganaet fatamorganaer fatamorganaerne
genitive fatamorganas fatamorganaets fatamorganaers fatamorganaernes

Indonesian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fata Morgana (“Morgan le Fay”), from fata (“fairy”) + Morgana (“Morgan”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fatamɔrˈɡana/
  • Rhymes: -na, -a
  • Hyphenation: fa‧ta‧mor‧ga‧na

Noun

fatamorgana (plural fatamorgana-fatamorgana)

  1. mirage: An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, often giving the illusion of a body of water.
    1. (specifically) Fata Morgana: A form of mirage caused by a temperature inversion in the atmosphere, especially one seen in the Strait of Messina.
  2. (figuratively) fantasy

Synonyms

Further reading

Italian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From fata (“fairy”) +‎ Morgana (“Morgan”), named after fata Morgana (“Morgan le Fay”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌfa.ta.morˈɡa.na/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Hyphenation: fa‧ta‧mor‧gà‧na

Noun

fatamorgana f (plural fatemorgane)

  1. fata morgana (form of mirage caused by temperature inversion)
    Hypernym: miraggio

Descendants

  • Danish: fatamorgana

References

  1. ^ fatamorgana in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fata Morgana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fa.ta.mɔrˈɡa.na/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: fa‧ta‧mor‧ga‧na

Noun

fatamorgana f

  1. illusion, mirage
  2. (optics) Fata Morgana (form of mirage caused by temperature inversion)
    Synonym: miraż

Declension

Declension of fatamorgana
singular
nominative fatamorgana
genitive fatamorgany
dative fatamorganie
accusative fatamorganę
instrumental fatamorganą
locative fatamorganie
vocative fatamorgano

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • fatamorgana in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • fatamorgana in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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