sílfide

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French sylphide, from New Latin sylphes, coined by Swiss occultist Paracelsus in the 16th century. The coinage may derive from Latin sylvestris (of the woods) and nympha (nymph), or otherwise Ancient Greek σίλφη (sílphē, beetle).

More at sylph.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsiw.fi.d͡ʒi/ [ˈsiʊ̯.fi.d͡ʒi]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsiw.fi.de/ [ˈsiʊ̯.fi.de]

  • Hyphenation: síl‧fi‧de

Noun

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sílfide f (plural sílfides)

  1. female equivalent of silfo
  2. sylph (slender woman or girl)
    Synonyms: esbelta, magra
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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsilfide/ [ˈsil.fi.ð̞e]
  • Rhymes: -ilfide
  • Syllabification: síl‧fi‧de

Noun

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sílfide f (plural sílfides)

  1. (alchemy, folklore) sylph

Hypernyms

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Further reading

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