fantome

== 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) That which is ephemeral or transient; worldly (as opposed to spiritual) wealth. A phantom or apparition; a phantasmic experience. A lie or misconception; that which is false. (rare) Deceit or fraud; the act of deceiving. (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 inflection of fantomă: indefinite plural indefinite genitive/dative singular