sílfide

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine, form-of) female equivalent of silfo
2. (feminine) sylph (slender woman or girl)

silfo

sylph (the elemental being of air)

Lees verder

Synoniemen

silfo

Silfo

Vertalingen

sylph

sílfide

sylphide

silfo

Luftgeist

sylphe

Sylphe

silfide

hava perisi

silf

Elf

Sylphide

elf

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈsiw.fi.d͡ʒi/

Etymologie (Engels)

Geleend van Frans: sylphide

In summary

Borrowed from French sylphide, from New Latin sylphes, coined by Swiss occultist Paracelsus in the 16th century. The coinage may derive from Latin sylvestris (“of the woods”) and nympha (“nymph”), or otherwise Ancient Greek σίλφη (sílphē, “beetle”).
More at sylph.