lympha

Latin

Alternative forms

• limpha

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride, nymph”). Confer with Latin nympha.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈlym.pʰa/, [ˈlʲʏm.pʰa]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlim.fa/

Noun

lympha f (genitive lymphae); first declension

1. pure water, spring water

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lympha	lymphae
Genitive	lymphae	lymphārum
Dative	lymphae	lymphīs
Accusative	lympham	lymphās
Ablative	lymphā	lymphīs
Vocative	lympha	lymphae

Related terms

• lymphāticus
• lymphātus
• lymphō

Descendants

• Catalan: limfa
• English: lymph
• French: lymphe
• Galician: linfa
• Italian: linfa
• Portuguese: linfa
• Spanish: linfa

References

• lympha in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lympha in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lympha in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette