prisma

See also: Prisma

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpɾiz.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpɾiz.ma]

Noun

prisma m (plural prismes)

1. (geometry) prism (a polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape)
2. prism (a transparent block used to split or reflect light)

Related terms

• prismàtic

Further reading

• “prisma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Finnish

Noun

prisma

1. (optics) prism

Declension

Inflection of prisma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		prisma	prismat
genitive		prisman	prismojen
partitive		prismaa	prismoja
illative		prismaan	prismoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		prisma	prismat
accusative	nom.	prisma	prismat
	gen.	prisman
genitive		prisman	prismojen prismain rare
partitive		prismaa	prismoja
inessive		prismassa	prismoissa
elative		prismasta	prismoista
illative		prismaan	prismoihin
adessive		prismalla	prismoilla
ablative		prismalta	prismoilta
allative		prismalle	prismoille
essive		prismana	prismoina
translative		prismaksi	prismoiksi
abessive		prismatta	prismoitta
instructive		—	prismoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of prisma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative prismani prismani accusative nom. prismani prismani gen. prismani genitive prismani prismojeni prismaini rare partitive prismaani prismojani inessive prismassani prismoissani elative prismastani prismoistani illative prismaani prismoihini adessive prismallani prismoillani ablative prismaltani prismoiltani allative prismalleni prismoilleni essive prismanani prismoinani translative prismakseni prismoikseni abessive prismattani prismoittani instructive — — comitative — prismoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative prismasi prismasi accusative nom. prismasi prismasi gen. prismasi genitive prismasi prismojesi prismaisi rare partitive prismaasi prismojasi inessive prismassasi prismoissasi elative prismastasi prismoistasi illative prismaasi prismoihisi adessive prismallasi prismoillasi ablative prismaltasi prismoiltasi allative prismallesi prismoillesi essive prismanasi prismoinasi translative prismaksesi prismoiksesi abessive prismattasi prismoittasi instructive — — comitative — prismoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative prismamme prismamme accusative nom. prismamme prismamme gen. prismamme genitive prismamme prismojemme prismaimme rare partitive prismaamme prismojamme inessive prismassamme prismoissamme elative prismastamme prismoistamme illative prismaamme prismoihimme adessive prismallamme prismoillamme ablative prismaltamme prismoiltamme allative prismallemme prismoillemme essive prismanamme prismoinamme translative prismaksemme prismoiksemme abessive prismattamme prismoittamme instructive — — comitative — prismoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative prismanne prismanne accusative nom. prismanne prismanne gen. prismanne genitive prismanne prismojenne prismainne rare partitive prismaanne prismojanne inessive prismassanne prismoissanne elative prismastanne prismoistanne illative prismaanne prismoihinne adessive prismallanne prismoillanne ablative prismaltanne prismoiltanne allative prismallenne prismoillenne essive prismananne prismoinanne translative prismaksenne prismoiksenne abessive prismattanne prismoittanne instructive — — comitative — prismoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative prismansa prismansa accusative nom. prismansa prismansa gen. prismansa genitive prismansa prismojensa prismainsa rare partitive prismaansa prismojaan prismojansa inessive prismassaan prismassansa prismoissaan prismoissansa elative prismastaan prismastansa prismoistaan prismoistansa illative prismaansa prismoihinsa adessive prismallaan prismallansa prismoillaan prismoillansa ablative prismaltaan prismaltansa prismoiltaan prismoiltansa allative prismalleen prismallensa prismoilleen prismoillensa essive prismanaan prismanansa prismoinaan prismoinansa translative prismakseen prismaksensa prismoikseen prismoiksensa abessive prismattaan prismattansa prismoittaan prismoittansa instructive — — comitative — prismoineen prismoinensa

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Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma), from πρίω (príō, “to saw”).

Noun

prisma m (plural prismi)

1. prism

Derived terms

• prismatico
• prismoide

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpris.ma/, [ˈprɪs̠mä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpris.ma/, [ˈprizmä]

Noun

prisma n (genitive prismatis); third declension

1. prism

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	prisma	prismata
Genitive	prismatis	prismatum
Dative	prismatī	prismatibus
Accusative	prisma	prismata
Ablative	prismate	prismatibus
Vocative	prisma	prismata

References

• “prisma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• prisma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• prismene

Noun

prisma n

1. definite plural of prisme

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

prisma n

1. definite plural of prisme

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Portuguese

Noun

prisma m (plural prismas)

1. (geometry) prism (polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape)
2. perspective (a point of view used in an analysis)

   Synonyms: óptica, perspectiva

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρῖσμα (prîsma, literally “thing sawed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾisma/ [ˈpɾiz.ma]

Noun

prisma m (plural prismas)

1. (geometry) prism (a polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape)
2. prism (a transparent block used to split or reflect light)
3. viewpoint, point of view, standpoint

Derived terms

• antiprisma
• prismatoide
• prismático

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001