nymph
/ˈnɪmf/NIMF
/ˈnɪmf/NIMF
Meaninga bride
Common meaning: a nature spirit in maiden form
- nympha brideLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1012 · scan
Journey through time
- Greekνύμφη‘a bride’
- Latinnympha
- Frenchnymphe
- Middle Englishnimphesource
- Englishmeaning shiftsa bride → a nature spirit in maiden formnymph‘a nature spirit in maiden form’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
- No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek νύμφη ‘a bride’.
Roots
- νύμφη Greek “a bride”
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