fantome

See also: fantôme

Middle English

Alternative forms

• fantam, fantem, fanteme, fantesme, fantime, fantom, fantosme, fantoum, fantum, fantym

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French fantesme, fantosme, from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fanˈtɛːm(ə)/, /fanˈtɔːm(ə)/, /fanˈtoːm(ə)/
• (reduced) IPA^(key): /ˈfantum(ə)/, /ˈfantam(ə)/, /ˈfantim(ə)/

Noun

fantome (plural fantomes)

1. That which is ephemeral or transient; worldly (as opposed to spiritual) wealth.
2. A phantom or apparition; an phantasmic experience.
3. A lie or misconception; that which is false.
4. (rare) Deceit or fraud; the act of deceiving.
5. (rare, medicine) A hallucination or delirium brought on by illness.

Descendants

• English: phantom, phantasm
• Scots: phanton

References

• “fantō̆m, -um, -em, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-3.

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fanˈtome]

Noun

fantome f

1. inflection of fantomă:
   1. indefinite plural
   2. indefinite genitive/dative singular