"sylphe" meaning in French

See sylphe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /silf/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-sylphe.wav Forms: sylphes [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin sylphes, sylphi, coined by Paracelsus in the 16th century, possibly based on a combination of Latin sylvestris (“from the woods”) + nympha (“nymph”), or otherwise Ancient Greek σίλφη (sílphē, “beetle”). More at sylph. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|NL.|sylphes}} New Latin sylphes, {{der|fr|la|sylvestris||from the woods}} Latin sylvestris (“from the woods”), {{der|fr|grc|σίλφη||beetle}} Ancient Greek σίλφη (sílphē, “beetle”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} sylphe m (plural sylphes)
  1. sylph (the elemental being of air) Wikipedia link: Sylph#Etymology, fr:sylphe Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sylphe-fr-noun-HYQ~S8gX Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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