phlegma

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma).

Noun

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phlegma n (genitive phlegmatis); third declension

  1. phlegm

Declension

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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

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References

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  • 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

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Noun

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phlegma f (plural phlegmas)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of fleuma.