fase

See also: Fase

Asturian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

fase f (plural fases)

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

   Synonym: etapa

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fase.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fas̺e/ [fa.s̺e]
• Rhymes: -as̺e, -e
• Hyphenation: fa‧se

Noun

fase inan

1. phase, stage

   Synonym: aldi

Declension

Declension of fase (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	fase	fasea	faseak	faseok
ergative	fasek	faseak	faseek	faseok
dative	faseri	faseari	faseei	faseoi
genitive	faseren	fasearen	faseen	faseon
comitative	faserekin	fasearekin	faseekin	faseokin
causative	faserengatik	fasearengatik	faseengatik	faseongatik
benefactive	faserentzat	fasearentzat	faseentzat	faseontzat
instrumental	fasez	faseaz	faseez	faseotaz
inessive	fasetan	fasean	faseetan	faseotan
locative	fasetako	faseko	faseetako	faseotako
allative	fasetara	fasera	faseetara	faseotara
terminative	fasetaraino	faseraino	faseetaraino	faseotaraino
directive	fasetarantz	faserantz	faseetarantz	faseotarantz
destinative	fasetarako	faserako	faseetarako	faseotarako
ablative	fasetatik	fasetik	faseetatik	faseotatik
partitive	faserik	—	—	—
prolative	fasetzat	—	—	—

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^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈfa.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈfa.ze]

• Audio (Catalonia):

  (file)

Noun

fase f (plural fases)

1. (astronomy, physics) phase
2. 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)

1. phase

   Synonyms: trin, stadium

2. (physics) state at a particular time in a system that is in periodic oscillations
3. (chemistry) homogeneous component of a heterogeneous mixture

Declension

Declension of fase

common gender	singular	plural
indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fase	fasen	faser	faserne
genitive	fases	fasens	fasers	fasernes

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)

1. to phase (ind, ud / in, out)

   Synonyms: indfase, udfase

Conjugation

Conjugation of fase

active passive 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)

1. to chamfer (af / off)

   Synonym: affase

Conjugation

Conjugation of fase

active passive 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^(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)
3. (chemistry) phase, state of matter

Derived terms

• gasfase
• gebruiksfase
• ontkenningsfase

Descendants

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

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

fase f (plural fases)

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

   Synonyms: etapa, andaina

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaːzə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (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

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

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈfasə/ [ˈfa.sə]
• Rhymes: -asə
• Syllabification: fa‧se

Noun

fasê (plural fase-fase)

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

      Synonyms: jangka, tingkat

   2. (astronomy) particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle

      fase bulan ― lunar phase

   3. (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

   4. (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)

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 [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), 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^(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
• fasico
• fasometro
• in fase di
• sfasare
• sottofase

Further reading

• “fase”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

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)

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.

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)

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.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• phase (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.zi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.zɨ/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -azi, (Portugal) -azɨ
• Hyphenation: fa‧se

Noun

fase f (plural fases)

1. phase
2. stage
3. period
4. (Brazil, video games) level (discrete segment of a game)

   Synonyms: nível, 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

Further reading

• “fase”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “fase”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “fase”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “fase”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed 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

   Synonym: período

Derived terms

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

Descendants

• → Basque: fase

Verb

fase

1. 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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tetum

Etymology

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

Verb

fase

1. to wash