"nimf" meaning in All languages combined

See nimf on Wiktionary

Noun [Afrikaans]

Audio: af-nimf.ogg
  1. nimf, mythologisch wezen
    Sense id: nl-nimf-af-noun-lheQOLe3 Categories (other): Mythologie_in_het_Afrikaans Topics: mythology
  2. nimf, bekoorlijk meisje Tags: figuratively, person
    Sense id: nl-nimf-af-noun-tVqxUMX1 Categories (other): Figuurlijk_in_het_Afrikaans, Persoon_in_het_Afrikaans
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun [Nederlands]

Audio: nl-nimf.ogg Forms: nimfen [plural], nimfje [diminutive, singular], nimfjes [diminutive, plural]
  1. een Griekse halfgodin en daimon die in de natuur leeft, en vaak gebonden is aan een bepaalde plek of plantensoort, meestal voorgesteld in de gedaante van een aantrekkelijk meisje
    Sense id: nl-nimf-nl-noun-JmzqroR6 Categories (other): Mythologie_in_het_Nederlands Topics: mythology
  2. bekoorlijk meisje Tags: figuratively, person
    Sense id: nl-nimf-nl-noun-uKAFUUC3 Categories (other): Figuurlijk_in_het_Nederlands, Persoon_in_het_Nederlands
  3. prostituee Tags: obsolete, person
    Sense id: nl-nimf-nl-noun-sgRKKVWB Categories (other): Persoon_in_het_Nederlands, Verouderd_in_het_Nederlands
  4. het juveniele stadium van dieren die een onvolledige gedaanteverwisseling hebben
    Sense id: nl-nimf-nl-noun-z8sbUqy1 Categories (other): Biologie_in_het_Nederlands Topics: biology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nimfachtig, nimfengedaante, nimfengestalte, nimfenschaar, nimfenstoet, nimfkruid Related terms: larve, pop Translations (bekoorlijk meisje): nimf (Afrikaans), nymph (Engels), nymphe [feminine] (Frans), nymf [common] (Zweeds) Translations (insect in de tweede toestand van gedaanteverwisseling): Nymphe [feminine] (Duits), nymph (Engels), nymphe [feminine] (Frans), ninfa [feminine] (Italiaans), crisálida [feminine] (Spaans), ninfa [feminine] (Spaans), nymf [common] (Zweeds) Translations (wezen dat rivieren, bossen enz. bewoont): nimf (Afrikaans), Nymphe [feminine] (Duits), nymph (Engels), nymphe [feminine] (Frans), ninfa [feminine] (Italiaans), ninfa [feminine] (Spaans), nymf [common] (Zweeds)

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      "sense": "insect in de tweede toestand van gedaanteverwisseling",
      "sense_index": 4,
      "word": "nymph"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Frans",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "insect in de tweede toestand van gedaanteverwisseling",
      "sense_index": 4,
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nymphe"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italiaans",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "insect in de tweede toestand van gedaanteverwisseling",
      "sense_index": 4,
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ninfa"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Spaans",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "insect in de tweede toestand van gedaanteverwisseling",
      "sense_index": 4,
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "crisálida"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Spaans",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "insect in de tweede toestand van gedaanteverwisseling",
      "sense_index": 4,
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ninfa"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Zweeds",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "insect in de tweede toestand van gedaanteverwisseling",
      "sense_index": 4,
      "tags": [
        "common"
      ],
      "word": "nymf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nimf"
}

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