nympha
Latin
noun
Definitions
- bride, mistress
- young woman
- nymph (mythical demi-goddess)
- pupa or nymph of an insect
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek νύμφη (bride, nymph, young wife).
Origin
Ancient Greek
νύμφη
Gloss
bride, nymph, young wife
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
👰 👰♀️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nymphomania English
- nymphomaniac English
- lympha Latin
- nymphalis Latin
- nymphe Latin
- nimf Dutch, Flemish
- nimphe French
- νυμφόληπτος Ancient Greek
- νύμφη Ancient Greek
- nymfe Norwegian Bokmål
- nymfe Norwegian Nynorsk
- nimphe Middle English
- nimphe Old French
- νύμφη Greek (modern)
- nymff Welsh
- nymphe Middle Dutch