phlegma

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma).

Noun

phlegma n (genitive phlegmatis); third declension

phlegm

Declension

Third declension neuter.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	phlegma	phlegmata
Genitive	phlegmatis	phlegmatum
Dative	phlegmatī	phlegmatibus
Accusative	phlegma	phlegmata
Ablative	phlegmate	phlegmatibus
Vocative	phlegma	phlegmata

Descendants

Italian: flemma
- French: flemme
Polish: flegma
Portuguese: flegma, fleuma, fleima
Spanish: flema

References

phlegma in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
phlegma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Noun

phlegma f (plural phlegmas)

Obsolete form of fleuma.

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