нимфа
Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈniɱfɐ]
- Rhymes: -iɱfɐ
- Syllabification(key): ним‧фа
Noun
ни́мфа • (nímfa) f
- (Greek mythology) nymph
- (entomology) nymph (insect larva)
- (figuratively, poetic) nymph (young girl, especially one who is attractive, beautiful or graceful)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ни́мфа nímfa |
ни́мфи nímfi |
| definite | ни́мфата nímfata |
ни́мфите nímfite |
References
- “нимфа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “нимфа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈniɱfa]
Noun
нимфа • (nimfa) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | нимфа (nimfa) | нимфи (nimfi) |
| definite unspecified | нимфата (nimfata) | нимфите (nimfite) |
| definite proximal | нимфава (nimfava) | нимфиве (nimfive) |
| definite distal | нимфана (nimfana) | нимфине (nimfine) |
| vocative | нимфо (nimfo) | нимфи (nimfi) |
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnʲimfə]
Noun
ни́мфа • (nímfa) f anim (genitive ни́мфы, nominative plural ни́мфы, genitive plural нимф)
Declension
Declension of ни́мфа (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of ни́мфа (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nîːmfa/
- Hyphenation: ним‧фа
Noun
ни̑мфа f (Latin spelling nȋmfa)