sílfide

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See also: silfide

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French sylphide, from New Latin sylphes, coined by Swiss occultist Paracelsus in the 16th century. The coinage may derive from Latin sylvestris (“of the woods”) and nympha (“nymph”), or otherwise Ancient Greek σίλφη (sílphē, “beetle”).

More at sylph.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: síl‧fi‧de

Noun

sílfide f (plural sílfides)

  1. female equivalent of silfo
  2. sylph (slender woman or girl)
    Synonyms: esbelta, magra

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsilfide/
  • Rhymes: -ilfide
  • Syllabification: síl‧fi‧de

Noun

sílfide f (plural sílfides)

  1. (alchemy, folklore) sylph

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