nympha

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English

Etymology

From Latin nympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride, nymph”). Doublet of nymph.

Pronunciation

Noun

nympha (plural nymphae)

  1. (entomology) A nymph.
  2. (anatomy, now rare) Each of the labia minora.
  3. Each of a pair of processes in certain bivalves, to which the ends of the external ligament are attached.

Interlingua

Noun

nympha (plural nymphas)

  1. nymph

Latin

Hylas et nymphae (Hylas and the Nymphs)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride, nymph”). Compare with Latin lympha.

Pronunciation

Noun

nympha f (genitive nymphae); first declension

  1. bride, mistress
  2. young woman
  3. (Greek mythology) nymph (mythical demi-goddess)
  4. pupa or nymph of an insect

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative nympha nymphae
Genitive nymphae nymphārum
Dative nymphae nymphīs
Accusative nympham nymphās
Ablative nymphā nymphīs
Vocative nympha nymphae

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References

  • “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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