"nimf" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /nɪmf/ Audio: Nl-nimf.ogg Forms: nimfen [plural], nimfje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɪmf Etymology: From Middle Dutch nymphe. Borrowed from Old or Middle French, from Latin nympha, borrowed from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē), of uncertain origin. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|nymphe}} Middle Dutch nymphe, {{der|nl|la|nympha}} Latin nympha, {{der|nl|grc|νύμφη}} Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē) Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} nimf f (plural nimfen, diminutive nimfje n)
  1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) nymph, female lesser divinity of nature Tags: Greek, Roman, feminine
    Sense id: en-nimf-nl-noun-tfC3U9g4 Categories (other): Greek mythology, Roman mythology Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (by extension) a desirable young woman Tags: broadly, feminine
    Sense id: en-nimf-nl-noun-s4tcQmiX
  3. (entomology) nymph, juvenile form of a hemimetabolous insect Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-nimf-nl-noun-35p2LAos Categories (other): Entomology, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 33 7 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 6 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 5 80 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: boomnimf, bosnimf, hemelnimf, riviernimf, snertnimf, waternimf, zeenimf Related terms: nymfomaan, paranimf

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "boomnimf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "bosnimf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hemelnimf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "riviernimf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "snertnimf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "waternimf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "zeenimf"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "dum",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "nympha"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin nympha",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "νύμφη"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch nymphe. Borrowed from Old or Middle French, from Latin nympha, borrowed from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē), of uncertain origin.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nimfen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nimfje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
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      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "nimf"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "nymfomaan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "paranimf"
    }
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        },
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          "name": "Roman mythology",
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        ],
        [
          "mythology",
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        ],
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          "divinity"
        ],
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        "Roman",
        "feminine"
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        "mysticism",
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        "a desirable young woman"
      ],
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          "desirable"
        ],
        [
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          "young"
        ],
        [
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          "woman"
        ]
      ],
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        "(by extension) a desirable young woman"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Entomology",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "33 7 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "20 6 74",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 5 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: larve"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nymph, juvenile form of a hemimetabolous insect"
      ],
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          "entomology"
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        [
          "nymph",
          "nymph"
        ],
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          "juvenile"
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        [
          "hemimetabolous",
          "hemimetabolous"
        ],
        [
          "insect",
          "insect"
        ]
      ],
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        "(entomology) nymph, juvenile form of a hemimetabolous insect"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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        "biology",
        "entomology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
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    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪmf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nimf"
}
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    "Dutch feminine nouns",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Dutch terms derived from Latin",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɪmf",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɪmf/1 syllable"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "boomnimf"
    },
    {
      "word": "bosnimf"
    },
    {
      "word": "hemelnimf"
    },
    {
      "word": "riviernimf"
    },
    {
      "word": "snertnimf"
    },
    {
      "word": "waternimf"
    },
    {
      "word": "zeenimf"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "dum",
        "3": "nymphe"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "nympha"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "νύμφη"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "nimfen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nimfje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "nimf"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "nymfomaan"
    },
    {
      "word": "paranimf"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "nl:Greek mythology",
        "nl:Roman mythology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nymph, female lesser divinity of nature"
      ],
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        [
          "Greek",
          "Greek"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "Roman",
          "Roman"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "nymph",
          "nymph"
        ],
        [
          "divinity",
          "divinity"
        ],
        [
          "nature",
          "nature"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) nymph, female lesser divinity of nature"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Greek",
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a desirable young woman"
      ],
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        [
          "desirable",
          "desirable"
        ],
        [
          "young",
          "young"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) a desirable young woman"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "nl:Entomology"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: larve"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nymph, juvenile form of a hemimetabolous insect"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "entomology",
          "entomology"
        ],
        [
          "nymph",
          "nymph"
        ],
        [
          "juvenile",
          "juvenile"
        ],
        [
          "hemimetabolous",
          "hemimetabolous"
        ],
        [
          "insect",
          "insect"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(entomology) nymph, juvenile form of a hemimetabolous insect"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "entomology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/nɪmf/"
    },
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      "audio": "Nl-nimf.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Nl-nimf.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪmf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nimf"
}

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