See nympha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"pupa"
],
[
"nymph",
"nymph"
],
[
"insect",
"insect"
]
],
"tags": [
"declension-1",
"feminine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[ˈnym.pʰa]",
"tags": [
"Classical-Latin"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈnim.fa]",
"note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
}
],
"word": "nympha"
}
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