# prisma
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈpɾiz.mə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈpɾiz.ma]

### 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

* prismàtic

### 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, 2025
* “prisma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Latin prisma.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈprɪs.maː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: pris‧ma
* Rhymes: -ɪsmaː

### Noun

prisma n (plural prismata or prisma's, diminutive prismaatje n)
* prism

### 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

* IPA: /ˈprismɑ/, [ˈpris̠mɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ismɑ
* Hyphenation: pris‧ma

### Noun

prisma
* (optics) prism

#### Declension

Possessive forms of prisma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
prismani
prismani
accusative
nom.
prismani
prismani
gen.
prismani
genitive
prismani
prismojeni prismaini $^{rare}$
partitive
prismaani
prismojani
inessive
prismassani
prismoissani
elative
prismastani
prismoistani
illative
prismaani
prismoihini
adessive
prismallani
prismoillani
ablative
prismaltani
prismoiltani
allative
prismalleni
prismoilleni
essive
prismanani
prismoinani
translative
prismakseni
prismoikseni
abessive
prismattani
prismoittani
instructive
comitative
—prismoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
prismasi
prismasi
accusative
nom.
prismasi
prismasi
gen.
prismasi
genitive
prismasi
prismojesi prismaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
prismaasi
prismojasi
inessive
prismassasi
prismoissasi
elative
prismastasi
prismoistasi
illative
prismaasi
prismoihisi
adessive
prismallasi
prismoillasi
ablative
prismaltasi
prismoiltasi
allative
prismallesi
prismoillesi
essive
prismanasi
prismoinasi
translative
prismaksesi
prismoiksesi
abessive
prismattasi
prismoittasi
instructive
comitative
—prismoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
prismamme
prismamme
accusative
nom.
prismamme
prismamme
gen.
prismamme
genitive
prismamme
prismojemme prismaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
prismaamme
prismojamme
inessive
prismassamme
prismoissamme
elative
prismastamme
prismoistamme
illative
prismaamme
prismoihimme
adessive
prismallamme
prismoillamme
ablative
prismaltamme
prismoiltamme
allative
prismallemme
prismoillemme
essive
prismanamme
prismoinamme
translative
prismaksemme
prismoiksemme
abessive
prismattamme
prismoittamme
instructive
comitative
—prismoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
prismanne
prismanne
accusative
nom.
prismanne
prismanne
gen.
prismanne
genitive
prismanne
prismojenne prismainne $^{rare}$
partitive
prismaanne
prismojanne
inessive
prismassanne
prismoissanne
elative
prismastanne
prismoistanne
illative
prismaanne
prismoihinne
adessive
prismallanne
prismoillanne
ablative
prismaltanne
prismoiltanne
allative
prismallenne
prismoillenne
essive
prismananne
prismoinanne
translative
prismaksenne
prismoiksenne
abessive
prismattanne
prismoittanne
instructive
comitative
—prismoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
prismansa
prismansa
accusative
nom.
prismansa
prismansa
gen.
prismansa
genitive
prismansa
prismojensa prismainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
prismaansa
prismojaan prismojansa
inessive
prismassaan prismassansa
prismoissaan prismoissansa
elative
prismastaan prismastansa
prismoistaan prismoistansa
illative
prismaansa
prismoihinsa
adessive
prismallaan prismallansa
prismoillaan prismoillansa
ablative
prismaltaan prismaltansa
prismoiltaan prismoiltansa
allative
prismalleen prismallensa
prismoilleen prismoillensa
essive
prismanaan prismanansa
prismoinaan prismoinansa
translative
prismakseen prismaksensa
prismoikseen prismoiksensa
abessive
prismattaan prismattansa
prismoittaan prismoittansa
instructive
comitative
—prismoineen prismoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* kulmaprisma
* kääntöprisma
* prismakiikari
* prismapinta
* prismasauva

### Further reading

* “prisma”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

* rimpsa

## Galician
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɾisma/ [ˈpɾiz̺.mɐ]
* Rhymes: -isma
* Hyphenation: pris‧ma

### Noun

prisma m (plural prismas)
* prism

#### Derived terms

* prismático

### Further reading

* “prisma”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma), from πρίω (príō, “to saw”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpri.zma/
* Rhymes: -izma
* Hyphenation: prì‧sma

### Noun

prisma m (plural prismi)
* prism

#### Derived terms

* prismatico
* prismoide

### 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: /ˈpris.ma/, [ˈprɪs̠mä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈpris.ma/, [ˈprizmä]

### Noun

prisma n (genitive prismatis); third declension
* prism

#### Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

#### 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.

## Malay
### Etymology

Formerly used in the form prizam, borrowed from English prism, from Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma).

### Pronunciation

* (Baku, Johor-Riau) IPA: [pris.ma]
** Audio (Malaysia):(file)
* Rhymes: -ma, -a
* Hyphenation: pris‧ma

### Noun

prisma (Jawi spelling ڤريسما, informal 1st possessive prismaku, 2nd possessive prismamu, 3rd possessive prismanya)
* prism

### References

* ↑ Asmah Haji Omar (1978) “The Role of Language Standardisation in the Coining of Technical Terms in Bahasa Malaysia”, in Papers from the Conference on the Standardisation of Asian Languages, Manila, Philippines, December 16-21, 1974‎, pages 233–234

### Further reading

* “prisma” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* prismene

### Noun

prisma n
* definite plural of prisme

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

prisma n
* definite plural of prisme

## Occitan
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

prisma m (plural prismas)
* prism

#### Derived terms

* prismatic

## Old Dutch
### Alternative forms

* persma

### Etymology

Uncertain, likely a Wanderwort. Related to Old High German pfrasamo, pfrasama.

### Noun

prisma f
* usury

#### Descendants

* Middle Dutch: perseme, persem
** Dutch: persem

### References

* “prisma”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈpɾiz.mɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈpɾiz.mɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈpɾiʒ.mɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈpɾiz.ma/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈpɾiʒ.mɐ/

### 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

* IPA: /ˈpɾisma/ [ˈpɾiz.ma]
* Rhymes: -isma
* Syllabification: pris‧ma

### 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

* antiprisma
* prismático
* prismatoide

### Further reading

* “prisma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma).

### Noun

prisma n or c
* (optics) prism

#### Declension
### References

* prisma in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* prisma in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* prisma in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish prisma, from Late Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρῖσμα (prîsma, literally “thing sawed”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈpɾisma/ [ˈpɾis.mɐ]
* Rhymes: -isma
* Syllabification: pris‧ma

### Noun

prisma (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ᜋ)
* prism (a transparent block used to split or reflect light)

### Further reading

* “prisma”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018