# fase
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfase/ [ˈfa.se]
* Rhymes: -ase
* Syllabification: fa‧se

### Noun

fase f (plural fases)
* (astronomy, physics) phase
* phase (part of a sequence or cycle); stage, period
    Synonym: etapa

## Basque
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fase.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fas̺e/ [fa.s̺e]
* Rhymes: -as̺e, -e
* Hyphenation: fa‧se

### Noun

fase inan
* phase, stage
    Synonym: aldi

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “fase”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

## Catalan
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈfa.zə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈfa.ze]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

fase f (plural fases)
* (astronomy, physics) phase
* phase (part of a sequence or cycle); stage, period

#### Related terms

* fàsic
* fasímetre

## Danish
### Etymology 1

From French phase, from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis).

### Noun

fase c (singular definite fasen, plural indefinite faser)
* phase
    Synonyms: trin, stadium
* (physics) state at a particular time in a system that is in periodic oscillations
* (chemistry) homogeneous component of a heterogeneous mixture

#### Derived terms

* overgangsfase
* livsfase

### Etymology 2

From English phase.

### Verb

fase (imperative fas, infinitive at fase, present tense faser, past tense fasede, perfect tense har faset)
* to phase (ind, ud / in, out)
    Synonyms: indfase, udfase

#### Conjugation

activepassive
present
faser
fases
past
fasede
fasedes
infinitive
fase
fases
imperative
fas
participle
present
past
faset (auxiliary verb have)
gerund

### Etymology 3

See fas.

### Verb

fase (imperative fas, infinitive at fase, present tense faser, past tense fasede, perfect tense har faset)
* to chamfer (af / off)
    Synonym: affase

#### Conjugation

activepassive
present
faser
fases
past
fasede
fasedes
infinitive
fase
fases
imperative
fas
participle
present
past
faset (auxiliary verb have)
gerund

### References

* “fase” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Alternative forms

* phase (obsolete)

### Etymology

Borrowed from French phase, from Middle French phase, from New Latin phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfaːzə/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: fa‧se
* Rhymes: -aːzə

### Noun

fase f (plural fasen or fases, diminutive fasetje n)
* phase, stage
* (physics) phase (of a wave)

#### Derived terms

* gebruiksfase
* ontkenningsfase

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: fase
* → Indonesian: fase
* → West Frisian: faze

## Galician
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfase/ [ˈfa.s̺ɪ]
* Rhymes: -ase
* Hyphenation: fa‧se

### Noun

fase f (plural fases)
* (astronomy, physics) phase
* phase (part of a sequence or cycle); stage, period
    Synonyms: etapa, andaina

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfaːzə/
* Audio:(file)
* Homophones: Fase, Phase
* Rhymes: -aːzə
* Hyphenation: fa‧se

### Verb

fase
* inflection of fasen:
** first-person singular present
** first/third-person singular subjunctive I
** singular imperative

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch phase (current spelling fase), from New Latin phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “an appearance”), from φάειν (pháein, “to shine”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈfasə]
* Hyphenation: fasê

### Noun

fasê (plural fase-fase)
* phase:
** a distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time
    fase bulan ― lunar phase
** (chemistry) a component in a material system that is distinguished by chemical composition and/or physical state (solid, liquid or gas) and/or crystal structure. It is delineated from an adjoining phase by an abrupt change in one or more of those conditions
    fase padat ― solid phase
** (electrical engineering) in a polyphase electrical power system, one of the power-carrying conductors, or the alternating current carried by it
    sistem tenaga listrik 3 fase ― 3 phase electrical power system

#### Alternative forms

* fasa (Johor-Riau)

#### Derived terms

* fase antarglasial
* fase artikulasi
* fase asimptomatik
* fase dekompensasi
* fase kompensasi
* fase kompetisi
* fase kronik
* fase mati
* fase prapensiun
* fase reorientasi
* fase simptomatik
* fase telogen
* fase warna

### Further reading

* “fase” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfa.ze/
* Rhymes: -aze
* Hyphenation: fà‧se

### Noun

fase f (plural fasi)
* phase, stage, period, level, degree, step
    Synonyms: stadio, grado, livello, periodo, passaggio
* (mechanics) stroke
* line (the engine is in line / out of line - with reference to smooth working)

#### Derived terms

* controfase
* fase lunare
* fase luteale
* fasico
* fasometro
* in fase di
* sfasare
* sottofase

### Further reading

* fase in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* fesa

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis), via French phase.

### Noun

fase m (definite singular fasen, indefinite plural faser, definite plural fasene)
* phase

#### Derived terms

* overgangsfase
* trefase

### Verb

fase (imperative fas, present tense faser, passive fases, simple past and past participle fasa or faset, present participle fasende)
* to phase (inn, ut / in, out)

### References

* “fase” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* fasa (of verb)

### Etymology

From Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis), via French phase.

### Noun

fase m (definite singular fasen, indefinite plural fasar, definite plural fasane)
* phase

#### Derived terms

* overgangsfase
* trefase

### Verb

fase (present tense fasar, past tense fasa, past participle fasa, passive infinitive fasast, present participle fasande, imperative fase/fas)
* to phase (inn, ut / in, out)

### References

* “fase” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* phase (pre-standardization spelling)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈfa.zi/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈfa.zi/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈfa.ze/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈfa.zɨ/
* Rhymes: -azi, -azɨ
* Hyphenation: fa‧se

### Noun

fase f (plural fases)
* phase
* stage
* period
* (Brazil, video games) level
    Tô com dificuldade de passar essa fase. ― I'm having trouble beating this level.

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:fase.

#### Descendants

* Hunsrik: Fasë

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “appearance”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfase/ [ˈfa.se]
* Rhymes: -ase
* Syllabification: fa‧se

### Noun

fase f (plural fases)
* phase, stage
    Synonym: etapa
* period
    Synonym: período

#### Derived terms

* espacio de fases
* fase lútea
* modulación de la fase
* reactante de fase aguda

### Verb

fase
* first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of far

### Further reading

* “fase”, 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

## Tetum
### Etymology

From *base, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq. Compare Malay basah.

### Verb

fase
* to wash