el
masculine
/fanˈtas.ma/
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Translation
ghost
Word origin
From Greek phantasma ('apparition, image'), borrowed through Latin. The same root gives English phantasm, phantom and fantasy.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- phantasma
- English cognates
- phantasm, phantom, fantasy
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralfantasmas
Examples
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The children believe there is a ghost in the old house.
.
I am not afraid of ghosts or of the dark.
asustó .
The ghost story frightened the whole village.
castillo fama .
That castle is famous for having a sad ghost.
, .
He walked past me in silence, like a ghost.
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