sphalma

See also: Sphalma

Latin

FWOTD – 1 October 2024

Alternative forms

• sphalm. (abbreviation)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σφᾰ́λμᾰ (sphálma, “fault, error”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈspʰal.ma/, [ˈs̠pʰäɫ̪mä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsfal.ma/, [ˈsfälmä]

Noun

sphalma n (genitive sphalmatos); third declension

1. (New Latin) an error, a mistake

   Synonym: lāpsus (Classical Latin)

   • 1853, Johannes Casparus Zeuss, Grammatica Celtica, volume II, Lipsia: Weidmanni, Corrigenda, page 1,152:

     Corrigenda, etiam sphalmata typographica hactenus observata.

     Corrigenda, and also typographical errors noticed thus far.

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant, neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	sphalma	sphalmata
genitive	sphalmatos	sphalmatum
dative	sphalmatī	sphalmatibus
accusative	sphalma	sphalmata
ablative	sphalmate	sphalmatibus
vocative	sphalma	sphalmata