sílfide

See also: silfide

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French sylphide, from New Latin sylphes, coined by Swiss occultist Paracelsus in the 16th century. The coinage may derive from Latin sylvestris (“of the woods”) and nympha (“nymph”), or otherwise Ancient Greek σίλφη (sílphē, “beetle”).

More at sylph.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsiw.fi.d͡ʒi/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsiw.fi.de/
  • Hyphenation: síl‧fi‧de

Noun

sílfide f (plural sílfides)

  1. female equivalent of silfo
  2. sylph (slender woman or girl)

Synonyms

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsilfide/, [ˈsilfiðe]

Noun

sílfide f (plural sílfides)

  1. sylph
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