fatamorgana
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian fatamorgana, after fata Morgana (“Morgan le Fay”), from fata (“fairy”) + Morgana (“Morgan”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fatamorgana n (singular definite fatamorganaet, plural indefinite fatamorganaer)
- 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
Etymology
From fata (“fairy”) + Morgana (“Morgan”), named after fata Morgana (“Morgan le Fay”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fatamorgana f (plural fatemorgane)
- fata morgana (form of mirage caused by temperature inversion)
- Hypernym: miraggio
Descendants
- Danish: fatamorgana
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