nymphon

English

Noun

nymphon (plural nymphons)

  1. sea spider

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νῠμφών (nŭmphṓn).

Pronunciation

Noun

nymphōn m (genitive nymphōnis); third declension

  1. (Late Latin) bridechamber

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative nymphōn nymphōnēs
genitive nymphōnis nymphōnum
dative nymphōnī nymphōnibus
accusative nymphōnem nymphōnēs
ablative nymphōne nymphōnibus
vocative nymphōn nymphōnēs

References

  • “nymphon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “nymphōn”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • nymphōn in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
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