Sylphe

sylph (the elemental being of air)

Etymology

First attested in 1657. Borrowed from New Latin sylphes, coined by 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”).
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Concepts

sylph

sylphid

Synonyms

Luftgeist

Elb

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Elbe

Albe

Fee

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Sylphide

Elfe

Translations

silfide

sylphe

sylphide

sylf

sílfide

silfo

sílfide

silfo

hava perisi

sylfida

sílfo

sílfide