nymphe

See also: Nymphe

English

Noun

nymphe (plural nymphes or nymphæ)

1. (rare or archaic) Alternative spelling of nymph

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French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French nimphe, borrowed from Latin nympha or nymphe (“nymph”), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “young woman, nymph”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛ̃f/

• Audio (France, Paris):

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• Homophone: nymphes
• Hyphenation: nymphe

Noun

nymphe f (plural nymphes)

1. nymph

Descendants

• → Turkish: nemf

Further reading

• “nymphe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Latin

Alternative forms

• nympha

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride, nymph”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈnym.pʰeː/, [ˈnʏmpʰeː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈnim.fe/, [ˈnimfe]

Noun

nymphē f (genitive nymphēs); first declension

1. Alternative form of nympha

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nymphē	nymphae
Genitive	nymphēs	nymphārum
Dative	nymphae	nymphīs
Accusative	nymphēn	nymphās
Ablative	nymphē	nymphīs
Vocative	nymphē	nymphae

References

• “nymphe”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

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Middle English

Noun

nymphe

1. Alternative form of nimphe