fase

fase

See also: Fase

Asturian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfase/, [ˈfa.se]

Noun

fase f (plural fases)

1. (astronomy, physics) phase
2. phase (part of a sequence or cycle); stage, period

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Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.zə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ze/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

fase f (plural fases)

1. (astronomy, physics) phase
2. phase (part of a sequence or cycle); stage, period

Related terms

• fàsic
• fasímetre

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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^(key): /ˈfaːzə/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: fa‧se
• Rhymes: -aːzə

Noun

fase f (plural fasen or fases, diminutive fasetje n)

1. phase, stage
2. (physics) phase (of a wave)

Derived terms

• ontkenningsfase

Descendants

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

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Galician

Etymology

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

Noun

fase f (plural fases)

1. (astronomy, physics) phase
2. phase (part of a sequence or cycle); stage, period

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaːzə/

• Audio

  (file)

• Homophones: Fase, Phase
• Rhymes: -aːzə
• Hyphenation: fa‧se

Verb

fase

1. inflection of fasen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

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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^(key): [ˈfasə]
• Hyphenation: fasê

Noun

fasê (first-person possessive faseku, second-person possessive fasemu, third-person possessive fasenya)

1. phase:
   1. a distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.

      fase bulan ― lunar phase

   2. (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

   3. (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 (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “fase” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ze/
• Rhymes: -aze
• Hyphenation: fà‧se

Noun

fase f (plural fasi)

1. phase, stage, period, level, degree, step

   Synonyms: stadio, grado, livello, periodo, passaggio

2. (mechanics) stroke
3. line (the engine is in line / out of line - with reference to smooth working)

Derived terms

• controfase
• fase lunare
• fase luteale
• fasometro
• in fase di
• sfasare
• sottofase

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• fesa

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. 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)

1. to phase (inn, ut / in, out)

References

• “fase” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (of verb) fasa

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. 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)

1. to phase (inn, ut / in, out)

References

• “fase” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• phase (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.zi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.zi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ze/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.z(ɨ)/

• Rhymes: -azi, -azɨ
• Hyphenation: fa‧se

Noun

fase f (plural fases)

1. phase
2. stage
3. period
4. (Brazil, video games) level

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:fase.

Descendants

• Hunsrik: Fasë

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfase/ [ˈfa.se]
• Rhymes: -ase
• Syllabification: fa‧se

Noun

fase f (plural fases)

1. phase, stage

   Synonym: etapa

2. period

Derived terms

• espacio de fases
• reactante de fase aguda

Further reading

• “fase”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Tetum

Etymology

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

Verb

fase

1. to wash