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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

 
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  • IPA(key): /fatamɔrɡaːna/, [fatˢamɒˈɡ̊æːna]

Noun edit

fatamorgana n (singular definite fatamorganaet, plural indefinite fatamorganaer)

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

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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

fatamorgana (plural fatamorgana-fatamorgana, first-person possessive fatamorganaku, second-person possessive fatamorganamu, third-person possessive fatamorgananya)

  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

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Italian edit

 
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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

fatamorgana f (plural fatemorgane)

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

Descendants edit

  • Danish: fatamorgana

References edit

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

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian fata Morgana.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

fatamorgana f

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

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Derived terms edit

adjective

Further reading edit

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