English

Noun

nympha ‎(plural nymphae)

1. (entomology) A nymph.
2. (anatomy, now rare) Each of the labia minora.
3. Each of a pair of processes in certain bivalves, to which the ends of the external ligament are attached.

Interlingua

Noun

nympha ‎(plural nymphas)

1. nymph

Latin

Hylas et nymphae (Hylas and the Nymphs)

Alternative forms

• nymphe

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νύμφη ‎(númphē, “bride, nymph”). Confer with Latin lympha.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈnʏm.pʰa/

Noun

nympha f ‎(genitive nymphae); first declension

1. bride, mistress
2. young woman
3. nymph (mythical demi-goddess)
4. pupa or nymph of an insect

Inflection

First declension.

Derived terms

• nymphālis
• nymphigena

Related terms

• nymphaea
• nymphēum

Descendants

References

• nympha in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• nympha in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “nympha”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.