German

Noun

Nymphe f ‎(genitive Nymphe, plural Nymphen)

1. nymph

Declension

English

Noun

nymphe ‎(plural nymphes or nymphæ)

1. (rare or archaic) Alternative spelling of nymph

French

Etymology

From Old French nimphe, borrowed from Latin nympha or nymphe ‎(“nymph”), from Ancient Greek νύμφη ‎(númphē, “young woman, nymph”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛ̃f/
• Homophone: nymphes
• Hyphenation: nymphe

Noun

nymphe f ‎(plural nymphes)

1. nymph

Latin

Alternative forms

• nympha

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νύμφη ‎(númphē, “bride, nymph”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈnʏm.pʰeː/

Noun

nymphē f ‎(genitive nymphēs); first declension

1. Alternative form of nympha

Inflection

First declension, Greek type.

References

• nymphe in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers