phaenomenon

See also: phænomenon

English

Noun

phaenomenon (plural phaenomena)

Rare spelling of phenomenon.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /pʰae̯ˈno.me.non/, [pʰäe̯ˈnɔmɛnɔn]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /feˈno.me.non/, [feˈnɔːmenon]

Noun

phaenomenon n (genitive phaenomenī); second declension

appearance (especially in the sky)
phenomenon

Declension

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

Case	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.

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