nymfe
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nymfe c (singular definite nymfen, plural indefinite nymfer)
- nymph (insect larva, mythology: minor water deity)
Inflection edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride”), via Latin nympha.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nymfe f or m (definite singular nymfa or nymfen, indefinite plural nymfer, definite plural nymfene)
- (mythology) a nymph
- (by extension) a nymph (beautiful young woman)
- (entomology) a nymph (larva of certain insects)
References edit
- “nymfe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride”), via Latin nympha.
Noun edit
nymfe f (definite singular nymfa, indefinite plural nymfer, definite plural nymfene)
- (mythology) a nymph
- (by extension) a nymph (beautiful young woman)
- (entomology) a nymph (larva of certain insects)
References edit
- “nymfe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.