nymphe

See also: Nymphe

English

Noun

nymphe (plural nymphes or nymphæ)

1. (rare or archaic) Alternative spelling of nymph

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French, from Old French nimphe, borrowed from Latin nympha or nymphē (“nymph”), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “young woman, nymph”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛ̃f/

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• Homophone: nymphes
• Hyphenation: nymphe

Noun

nymphe f (plural nymphes)

1. (Greek mythology) nymph

Descendants

• → Turkish: nemf

Further reading

• “nymphe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Alternative forms

• nympha

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride, nymph”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈnym.pʰeː/, [ˈnʏmpʰeː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈnim.fe/, [ˈnimfe]

Noun

nymphē f (genitive nymphēs); first declension

1. Alternative form of nympha

Declension

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

• “nymphe”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Middle English

Noun

nymphe

1. Alternative form of nimphe