ectoplasma

Italian

Etymology

From ecto- +‎ plasma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ek.toˈplaz.ma/
• Rhymes: -azma
• Hyphenation: ec‧to‧plà‧sma

Noun

ectoplasma m (plural ectoplasmi)

1. (parapsychology) ectoplasm

Further reading

• “ectoplasma”, in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• “ectoplasma” in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• “ectoplasma” in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• “ectoplàsma” in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• ectoplasma in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• “ectoplasma”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Portuguese ecto-

Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō

Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō?

Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Hellenic *-mə

Ancient Greek -μα (-ma)

Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σμᾰ (plắsmă)der.

Late Latin plasmader.

German Plasmabor.

Portuguese plasma

Portuguese ectoplasma

From ecto- + plasma.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛk.toˈplaz.mɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛk.toˈplaz.mɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌɛk.toˈplaʒ.mɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛk.tɔˈplaʒ.mɐ/

• Hyphenation: ec‧to‧plas‧ma

Noun

ectoplasma m (plural ectoplasmas)

1. (parapsychology) ectoplasm (visible substance believed to emanate from spiritualistic mediums)

Further reading

• “ectoplasma”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “ectoplasma”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “ectoplasma”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “ectoplasma”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “ectoplasma”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish ecto-

Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō

Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō?

Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Hellenic *-mə

Ancient Greek -μα (-ma)

Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σμᾰ (plắsmă)der.

Late Latin plasmader.

German Plasmabor.

Spanish plasma

Spanish ectoplasma

From ecto- + plasma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡtoˈplasma/ [eɣ̞.t̪oˈplaz.ma]
• Rhymes: -asma
• Syllabification: ec‧to‧plas‧ma

Noun

ectoplasma m (plural ectoplasmas)

1. (parapsychology) ectoplasm

Further reading

• “ectoplasma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026