"undine" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʌndiːn/ Forms: undines [plural]
Etymology: From German Undine, from New Latin undīna, from Latin unda (“wave”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Undine}} German Undine, {{der|en|NL.|undīna}} New Latin undīna, {{der|en|la|unda||wave}} Latin unda (“wave”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} undine (plural undines)
  1. A female water-sprite or nymph. Translations (female water-sprite or nymph): нимфа (nimfa) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ундина (undina) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ondina [feminine] (Catalan), akvofeino (Esperanto), undino (Esperanto), undiini (Finnish), ondine [feminine] (French), ondin [masculine] (French), Undine [feminine] (German), νεράιδα (neráida) [feminine] (Greek), sellő (Hungarian), ondina [feminine] (Italian), ウンディーネ (undīne) (Japanese), 물의 요정 (murui yojeong) (Korean), 운디네 (undine) (Korean), ondyna [feminine] (Polish), ondina [feminine] (Portuguese), ondină [feminine] (Romanian), ни́мфа (nímfa) [feminine] (Russian), унди́на (undína) [feminine] (Russian), ondina [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-undine-en-noun-zFQERr7x Disambiguation of 'female water-sprite or nymph': 100 0 0
  2. The elemental being of water. Categories (topical): Mythological creatures
    Sense id: en-undine-en-noun-YPa7Q32P Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 2 80 18
  3. (medicine) a small flask used to apply lotions to the eye. Categories (topical): Medicine, Water
    Sense id: en-undine-en-noun-qTHtPYKT Disambiguation of Water: 1 34 65 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 22 76 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 10 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 19 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 6 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 25 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 5 25 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 5 19 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 25 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 7 88 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 6 12 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 4 18 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 4 28 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 8 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 5 8 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 5 25 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 5 23 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 5 22 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 5 25 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 8 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 6 91 Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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