nymphe
See also: Nymphe
English edit
Noun edit
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) 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