nimphe

French

Noun

nimphe f (plural nimphes)

1. obsolete spelling of nymphe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• nymphe, nemphe

Etymology

From Old French nimphe, from Latin nympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnimf(ə)/

Noun

nimphe (plural nimphes)

1. nymph (mythological being)

Descendants

• English: nymph

References

• “nimphe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 September 2018.

Old French

Alternative forms

• nymphe

Noun

nimphe oblique singular, f (oblique plural nimphes, nominative singular nimphe, nominative plural nimphes)

1. nymph (minor female deity)

Descendants

• French: nymphe
• → Middle Dutch: nymphe
  • Dutch: nimf
• → Middle English: nimphe, nymphe, nemphe
  • English: nymph

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (nymphe, supplement)