nymphe
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See also: Nymphe
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]nymphe (plural nymphes or nymphæ)
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle French, from Old French nimphe, borrowed from Latin nympha or nymphē (“nymph”), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “young woman, nymph”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nymphe f (plural nymphes)
Descendants
[edit]- → Turkish: nemf
Further reading
[edit]- “nymphe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride, nymph”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈnym.pʰeː/, [ˈnʏmpʰeː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈnim.fe/, [ˈnimfe]
Noun
[edit]nymphē f (genitive nymphēs); first declension
- Alternative form of nympha
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun (Greek-type).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | nymphē | nymphae |
Genitive | nymphēs | nymphārum |
Dative | nymphae | nymphīs |
Accusative | nymphēn | nymphās |
Ablative | nymphē | nymphīs |
Vocative | nymphē | nymphae |
References
[edit]- “nymphe”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Middle English
[edit]Noun
[edit]nymphe
- Alternative form of nimphe
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