fantasi

Danish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía), probably via Latin phantasia and German Fantasie.

Noun

fantasi c (singular definite fantasien, plural indefinite fantasier)

1. fantasy, imagination

Declension

Declension of fantasi

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fantasi	fantasien	fantasier	fantasierne
genitive	fantasis	fantasiens	fantasiers	fantasiernes

Further reading

• “fantasi” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “fantasi” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch fantasie, from Middle Dutch fantasie, from Old French fantasie, from Latin phantasia, from Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fanˈtasi/
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: fan‧ta‧si

Noun

fantasi (plural fantasi-fantasi, first-person possessive fantasiku, second-person possessive fantasimu, third-person possessive fantasinya)

1. fantasy

Derived terms

• berfantasi
• difantasikan
• memfantasikan

 

• fantasi biologis
• fantasi seksual

 

Related terms

• fantastis

 

Further reading

• “fantasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English fantasy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fantasi]
• Rhymes: -tasi, -asi, -si

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -i

Noun

fantasi (Jawi spelling فنتاسي, plural fantasi-fantasi, informal 1st possessive fantasiku, 2nd possessive fantasimu, 3rd possessive fantasinya)

1. fantasy (imagination)

Synonyms

• dongeng / دوڠيڠ

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía) This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

fantasi m (definite singular fantasien, indefinite plural fantasier, definite plural fantasiene)

1. (psychology) a fantasy
2. (psychology) an imagination
3. (music) a fantasia

Derived terms

• fantasifull

Related terms

• fantasere

References

• “fantasi” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía) This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

fantasi m (definite singular fantasien, indefinite plural fantasiar, definite plural fantasiane)

1. (psychology) a fantasy
2. (psychology) an imagination
3. (music) a fantasia

Synonyms

• hugleik

Derived terms

• fantasifull

References

• “fantasi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía). Cognate of German Fantasie, French fantaisie, English fantasy.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

fantasi c

1. (chiefly uncountable) imagination, fantasy
   • 1981, Freestyle (lyrics and music), “Fantasi [Imagination]”, in Fantasi [Imagination]:

     Men i min fantasi, rullar vi runt bland mjuka kuddar. Fantasi. Du bort mina bekymmer suddar. Fantasi. Du säger att du älskar mig.

     But in my imagination, we're rolling around among soft cushions. Imagination. You erase my worries. Imagination. You say you love me.

2. (countable) a fantasy
3. (music) a fantasia

Declension

Declension of fantasi
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fantasi	fantasin	fantasier	fantasierna
Genitive	fantasis	fantasins	fantasiers	fantasiernas

See also

• inbillning (the word to use for "It's just your imagination" and the like – things falsely imagined)

Further reading

• fantasi in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fantasi in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fantasi in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)