nymfe

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nømfə/, [ˈnøɱfə]

Noun

nymfe c (singular definite nymfen, plural indefinite nymfer)

  1. nymph (insect larva, mythology: minor water deity)

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride”), via Latin nympha

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nymfe/, [ˈnʏɱ.fə]

Noun

nymfe f, m (definite singular nymfa or nymfen, indefinite plural nymfer, definite plural nymfene)

  1. (mythology) a nymph
  2. (by extension) a nymph (beautiful young woman)
  3. (entomology) a nymph (larva of certain insects)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “bride”), via Latin nympha

Noun

nymfe f (definite singular nymfa, indefinite plural nymfer, definite plural nymfene)

  1. (mythology) a nymph
  2. (by extension) a nymph (beautiful young woman)
  3. (entomology) a nymph (larva of certain insects)

References

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