φήμη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *pʰā́mā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (to speak).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φήμη • (phḗmē) f (genitive φήμης); first declension

  1. prophetic voice, oracle
  2. rumor
  3. reputation

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: φήμη (fími)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φήμη (phḗmē, talk).

Noun

φήμη • (fími) f (plural φήμες)

  1. fame
  2. reputation
  3. rumour (UK), rumor (US)

Declension

Synonyms

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