fatamorgana

See also: fata morgana, fata morgána, fata Morgana, and Fata Morgana

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fatamorgana, after fata Morgana (“Morgan le Fay”), from fata (“fairy”) + Morgana (“Morgan”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fatamɔrɡaːna/, [fatˢamɒˈɡ̊æːna]

Noun

fatamorgana n (singular definite fatamorganaet, plural indefinite fatamorganaer)

1. fata morgana (form of mirage caused by temperature inversion)

   Hypernym: luftspejling

Inflection

Declension of fatamorgana

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fatamorgana	fatamorganaet	fatamorganaer	fatamorganaerne
genitive	fatamorganas	fatamorganaets	fatamorganaers	fatamorganaernes

---

Italian

Alternative forms

• fata morgana

Etymology

From fata (“fairy”) +‎ Morgana (“Morgan”), named after fata Morgana (“Morgan le Fay”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfa.ta.morˈɡa.na/, [ˌfät̪ämorˈɡäːnä]
• Rhymes: -ana

Noun

fatamorgana f (plural fatemorgane)

1. fata morgana (form of mirage caused by temperature inversion)

   Hypernym: miraggio

Descendants

• Danish: fatamorgana