sylphe

Meaning

sylph (the elemental being of air)

Concepts

sylph

elf

🧝

fairy

🧚

gnome

sylphid

barghest

Synonyms

sylphide

diablotin

elfe

🧝

lutin

👿

esprit follet

petit espiègle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/silf/

Etymology

From New Latin sylphes, sylphi, coined by Paracelsus in the 16th century, possibly based on a combination of Latin sylvestris (“from the woods”) + nympha (“nymph”), or otherwise Ancient Greek σίλφη (sílphē, “beetle”).
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