limfa
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limfa
limfa
See also: limfą
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē).
Pronunciation
Noun
limfa f (plural limfes)
Related terms
Further reading
- “limfa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies , 2007 April
- “limfa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “limfa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “limfa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin lympha (literally “water”), from Ancient Greek νῠ́μφη (nŭ́mphē, “bride, young girl; spring water”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈlimfa/
- Rhymes: -imfa
- Syllabification: lim‧fa
Noun
limfa (plural limfa-limfa)
- (physiology) synonym of getah bening (“lymph”)
Usage notes
The word is often confused with limpa (“spleen”).
Derived terms
Further reading
- “limfa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Lithuanian
Etymology
Internationalism; ultimately from Latin lympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē).
Pronunciation
Noun
li̇̀mfa f (uncountable) stress pattern 1
Declension
| nominative | li̇̀mfa |
|---|---|
| genitive | li̇̀mfos |
| dative | li̇̀mfai |
| accusative | li̇̀mfą |
| instrumental | li̇̀mfa |
| locative | li̇̀mfoje |
| vocative | li̇̀mfa |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “limfa”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas , lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “limfa”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas , ekalba.lt, 1954–2025
- “limfa”, entry by Renata Šimkūnaitė-Rizgelienė, in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)
Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English lymph, French lymphe, German Lymphe, ultimately from Latin lympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē).
Pronunciation
Noun
limfa f (related adjective limfatyczny)
- (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
Declension
Declension of limfa
Related terms
nouns
Further reading
- limfa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- limfa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- limfa in PWN's encyclopedia
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Noun
lȋmfa f (Cyrillic spelling ли̑мфа)