nympha
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin nympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride, nymph”). Doublet of nymph.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK, General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɪmfə/
- Rhymes: -ɪmfə
Noun[edit]
nympha (plural nymphae)
- (entomology) A nymph.
- (anatomy, now rare) Each of the labia minora.
- Each of a pair of processes in certain bivalves, to which the ends of the external ligament are attached.
Interlingua[edit]
Noun[edit]
nympha (plural nymphas)
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride, nymph”). Compare with Latin lympha.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnym.pʰa/, [ˈnʏmpʰä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈnim.fa/, [ˈnimfä]
Noun[edit]
nympha f (genitive nymphae); first declension
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | nympha | nymphae |
Genitive | nymphae | nymphārum |
Dative | nymphae | nymphīs |
Accusative | nympham | nymphās |
Ablative | nymphā | nymphīs |
Vocative | nympha | nymphae |
Hyponyms[edit]
- nympha marīna (“mermaid”)
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Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “nympha”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “nympha”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nympha in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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