phaenomenon
See also: phænomenon
English edit
Noun edit
phaenomenon (plural phaenomena)
- Rare spelling of phenomenon.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pʰae̯ˈno.me.non/, [pʰäe̯ˈnɔmɛnɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /feˈno.me.non/, [feˈnɔːmenon]
Noun edit
phaenomenon n (genitive phaenomenī); second declension
- appearance (especially in the sky)
- phenomenon
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | phaenomenon | phaenomena |
| Genitive | phaenomenī | phaenomenōrum |
| Dative | phaenomenō | phaenomenīs |
| Accusative | phaenomenon | phaenomena |
| Ablative | phaenomenō | phaenomenīs |
| Vocative | phaenomenon | phaenomena |
References edit
- “phaenomenon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- phaenomenon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.