prisma
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma).
Pronunciation
Noun
prisma m (plural prismes)
- (geometry) prism (a polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape)
- prism (a transparent block used to split or reflect light)
Related terms
Further reading
- “prisma” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “prisma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “prisma”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “prisma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
prisma n (plural prismata or prisma's, diminutive prismaatje n)
Further reading
- “prisma” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
Finnish

Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin prisma.
Pronunciation
Noun
prisma
Declension
Inflection of prisma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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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. |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “prisma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Anagrams
Galician
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
prisma m (plural prismas)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “prisma”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma), from πρίω (príō, “to saw”).
Pronunciation
Noun
prisma m (plural prismi)
Derived terms
Further reading
- prisma in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- prisma in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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
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 |
Descendants
- Catalan: prisma
- French: prisme
- Galician: prisma
- Italian: prisma
- Portuguese: prisma
- Romagnol: prìșma
- Romanian: prismă
- Spanish: prisma
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.
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
prisma n
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
prisma n
Occitan
Etymology
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Pronunciation
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Noun
prisma m (plural prismas)
Derived terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma).
Pronunciation
Noun
prisma m (plural prismas)
- (geometry) prism (polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape)
- perspective (a point of view used in an analysis)
- Synonyms: óptica, perspectiva
Further reading
- “prisma” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρῖσμα (prîsma, literally “thing sawed”).
Pronunciation
Noun
prisma m (plural prismas)
- (geometry) prism (a polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape)
- prism (a transparent block used to split or reflect light)
- viewpoint, point of view, standpoint
Derived terms
Further reading
- “prisma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma).
Noun
prisma n or c
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | prisma | prismas |
definite | prismat | prismats | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | prisma | prismas |
definite | prisman | prismans | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |
References
- Catalan terms borrowed from Latin
- Catalan terms derived from Latin
- Catalan terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan countable nouns
- Catalan masculine nouns ending in -a
- Catalan masculine nouns
- ca:Geometry
- Dutch terms derived from Latin
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɪsmaː
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɪsmaː/2 syllables
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with Greek plurals
- Dutch nouns with plural in -s
- Dutch neuter nouns
- Finnish terms borrowed from Late Latin
- Finnish learned borrowings from Late Latin
- Finnish terms derived from Late Latin
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ismɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/ismɑ/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- fi:Optics
- Finnish kala-type nominals
- Galician terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Galician/isma
- Rhymes:Galician/isma/2 syllables
- Galician lemmas
- Galician nouns
- Galician countable nouns
- Galician nouns with irregular gender
- Galician masculine nouns
- Italian terms borrowed from Late Latin
- Italian terms derived from Late Latin
- Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Italian 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Italian/izma
- Rhymes:Italian/izma/2 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian nouns with irregular gender
- Italian masculine nouns
- it:Optics
- Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin 2-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin nouns
- Latin third declension nouns
- Latin neuter nouns in the third declension
- Latin neuter nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Bokmål noun forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk noun forms
- Occitan terms with audio pronunciation
- Occitan lemmas
- Occitan nouns
- Occitan masculine nouns
- Occitan countable nouns
- Portuguese terms borrowed from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese nouns with irregular gender
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- pt:Geometry
- Spanish terms borrowed from Late Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Late Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/isma
- Rhymes:Spanish/isma/2 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish nouns with irregular gender
- Spanish masculine nouns
- es:Geometry
- Swedish terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Swedish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish neuter nouns
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- Swedish nouns with multiple genders
- sv:Optics