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limfa

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See also: limfą

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin lympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē).

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Noun

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limfa f (plural limfes)

  1. lymph
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Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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limfa

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin lympha (literally water), from Ancient Greek νῠ́μφη (nŭ́mphē, bride, young girl; spring water).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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limfa (plural limfa-limfa)

  1. (physiology) synonym of getah bening (lymph)

Usage notes

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The word is often confused with limpa (spleen).

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Lithuanian

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Lithuanian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Internationalism; ultimately from Latin lympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlʲɪmfɐ]
  • Hyphenation: lim‧fa

Noun

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li̇̀mfa f (uncountable) stress pattern 1

  1. (physiology) lymph

Declension

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Declension of li̇̀mfa
nominative li̇̀mfa
genitive li̇̀mfos
dative li̇̀mfai
accusative li̇̀mfą
instrumental li̇̀mfa
locative li̇̀mfoje
vocative li̇̀mfa

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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limfa

Etymology

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Internationalism; compare English lymph, French lymphe, German Lymphe, ultimately from Latin lympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlim.fa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -imfa
  • Syllabification: lim‧fa

Noun

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limfa f (related adjective limfatyczny)

  1. (physiology) lymph (colorless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets)
    Synonym: chłonka

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Further reading

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  • limfa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • limfa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • limfa in PWN's encyclopedia

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lîːmfa/
  • Hyphenation: lim‧fa

Noun

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lȋmfa f (Cyrillic spelling ли̑мфа)

  1. lymph

Declension

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Declension of limfa
singular plural
nominative lȋmfa limfe
genitive limfe lȋmfā/lȋmfī
dative limfi limfama
accusative limfu limfe
vocative limfo limfe
locative limfi limfama
instrumental limfom limfama