lympha

See also: Lympha

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈlym.pʰa/, [ˈlʏm.pʰa]

Noun

lympha f (genitive lymphae); first declension

1. pure water, spring water

Inflection

First declension.

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

• English: lymph

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 Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)