nimf
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch nymphe. Borrowed from Old or Middle French, from Latin nympha, borrowed from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē), of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nimf f (plural nimfen, diminutive nimfje n)
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) nymph, female lesser divinity of nature
- (entomology) nymph, juvenile form of a hemimetabolous insect
Coordinate terms edit
(juvenile insect):