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
Declension of nymfe
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nymfe nymfen nymfer nymferne
genitive nymfes nymfens nymfers nymfernes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nymfe/, [ˈnʏɱ.fə]

Noun

nymfe f or 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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