Fata Morgana

English
A Fata Morgana of a cargo ship, showing two images.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fata Morgana (“Morgan le Fay”), from fata (“fairy”) + Morgana (“Morgan”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌfɑːtə mɔːˈɡɑːnə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌfɑtə mɔɹˈɡɑnə/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːnə

Noun

Fata Morgana (plural Fata Morganas)

  1. A form of mirage seen just above the horizon, caused by a temperature inversion in the atmosphere, in which multiple upright and inverted images of a distant object appear to be stacked on top of each other in a highly distorted fashion; especially one seen at sea, and particularly in the Strait of Messina.
    Hypernym: mirage

Translations

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian fata Morgana (“Morgan le Fay”), from fata (“fairy”) + Morgana (“Morgan”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfa.tɐ moʁˈɡɐ̃.nɐ/ [ˈfa.tɐ moɦˈɡɐ̃.nɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈfa.tɐ moɾˈɡɐ̃.nɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈfa.tɐ moʁˈɡɐ̃.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfa.ta moɻˈɡɐ.na/

Noun

Fata Morgana f or (less common) m (uncountable)

  1. Fata Morgana (form of mirage caused by temperature inversion)
    Hypernym: miragem
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