phlegma
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma).
Noun edit
phlegma n (genitive phlegmatis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | phlegma | phlegmata |
| Genitive | phlegmatis | phlegmatum |
| Dative | phlegmatī | phlegmatibus |
| Accusative | phlegma | phlegmata |
| Ablative | phlegmate | phlegmatibus |
| Vocative | phlegma | phlegmata |
Descendants edit
- Catalan: flegma
- Galician: freima, flegma
- Italian: flemma
- Old French: fleume
- Polish: flegma
- Portuguese: flegma, fleuma, fleima
- Romanian: flegmă
- Spanish: flema
References edit
- “phlegma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- phlegma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese edit
Noun edit
phlegma f (plural phlegmas)
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of fleuma.