phaenomenon

See also: phænomenon

English

Noun

phaenomenon (plural phaenomena)

1. Rare spelling of phenomenon.

Latin

Alternative forms

• phaenomenum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [pʰae̯ˈnɔ.mɛ.nɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [feˈnɔː.me.non]

Noun

phaenomenon n (genitive phaenomenī); second declension

1. appearance (especially in the sky)
2. phenomenon

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	phaenomenon	phaenomena
genitive	phaenomenī	phaenomenōrum
dative	phaenomenō	phaenomenīs
accusative	phaenomenon	phaenomena
ablative	phaenomenō	phaenomenīs
vocative	phaenomenon	phaenomena

References

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