fenomen

See also: fenomén and fenomèn

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin phaenomenon (“appearance”), from Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon, “thing appearing to view”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [fəˈnɔ.mən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [feˈnɔ.men]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

fenomen m (plural fenòmens)

1. phenomenon

Derived terms

• fenomenal
• fenomènic
• fenomenologia

Further reading

• “fenomen”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “fenomen”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “fenomen” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “fenomen” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Latin phaenomenon (“appearance”), from Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon, “thing appearing to view”).

Noun

fenomen

1. phenomenon

Declension

Declension of fenomen

nominative	fenomen
genitive	fenomenniñ
dative	fenomenge
accusative	fenomenni
locative	fenomende
ablative	fenomenden

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Indonesian

Noun

fenomen (plural fenomen-fenomen)

1. alternative spelling of fenomena

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

fenomen n (definite singular fenomenet, indefinite plural fenomen or fenomener, definite plural fenomena or fenomenene)

1. a phenomenon

Derived terms

• fenomenologi

References

• “fenomen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “fenomen” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

fenomen n (definite singular fenomenet, indefinite plural fenomen, definite plural fenomena)

1. a phenomenon

Derived terms

• fenomenologi

References

• “fenomen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

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fenomen

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin phaenomenon, from Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛˈnɔ.mɛn/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔmɛn
• Syllabification: fe‧no‧men

Noun

fenomen m inan

1. (philosophy) phenomenon (observable fact or occurrence)

   Synonym: zjawisko

2. phenomenon (knowable thing or event)
3. phenomenon (unusual, curious, or astonishing fact or event)

   Synonym: zjawisko

4. phenomenon (wonderful or very remarkable person or thing)

Declension

Declension of fenomen

	singular	plural
nominative	fenomen	fenomeny
genitive	fenomenu	fenomenów
dative	fenomenowi	fenomenom
accusative	fenomen	fenomeny
instrumental	fenomenem	fenomenami
locative	fenomenie	fenomenach
vocative	fenomenie	fenomeny

Related terms

adjectives

• fenomenalistyczny
• fenomenalny

adverb

• fenomenalnie

nouns

• fenomenalista
• fenomenalizm

Further reading

• fenomen in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• fenomen in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French phénomène.

Noun

fenomen n (plural fenomene)

1. phenomenon

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	fenomen	fenomenul		fenomene	fenomenele
genitive-dative	fenomen	fenomenului		fenomene	fenomenelor
vocative	fenomenule			fenomenelor

References

• “fenomen”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

fenòmēn m inan (Cyrillic spelling фено̀ме̄н)

1. phenomenon

Declension

Declension of fenomen

	singular	plural
nominative	fenòmēn	fenomeni
genitive	fenoména	fenomena
dative	fenomenu	fenomenima
accusative	fenomen	fenomene
vocative	fenomene	fenomeni
locative	fenomenu	fenomenima
instrumental	fenomenom	fenomenima

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

fenomen n

1. a phenomenon (event)

   Synonym: företeelse

2. a phenomenon (person)

Declension

Declension of fenomen

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	fenomen	fenomens
	definite	fenomenet	fenomenets
plural	indefinite	fenomen	fenomens
	definite	fenomenen	fenomenens

Related terms

• fenomenal

References

• fenomen in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fenomen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fenomen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)