nimphe
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French nimphe, from Latin nympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnimf(ə)/
Descendants
- English: nymph
References
- “nimphe (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-05.
Old French
Alternative forms
Noun
nimphe f (oblique plural nimphes, nominative singular nimphe, nominative plural nimphes)
- nymph (minor female deity)
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (nymphe, supplement)
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