limfe

Irish

Etymology

From Latin lympha (“water, water nymph”), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “nymph”).

Noun

limfe f (genitive singular limfe)

1. (physiology, immunology) lymph

Declension

Declension of limfe

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative limfe Vocative a limfe Genitive limfe Dative limfe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an limfe Genitive na limfe Dative leis an limfe don limfe

Derived terms

• faireog limfe, nód limfe (“lymph node”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “limfe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “lymph”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024