Feminine

nimf

Meaning

  1. (Greek, Roman, feminine) nymph, female lesser divinity of nature
  2. (feminine) nymph, juvenile form of a hemimetabolous insect

Pronounced as (IPA)
/nɪmf/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch nymphe. Borrowed from Old or Middle French, from Latin nympha, borrowed from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē), of uncertain origin.

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