nymphe, nymphes:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 6th
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Mythology
- Geography:
- Greece
nymph; (semi-divine female nature/water spirit); water; bride; young maiden;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | nymphe | nymphae |
| Gen. | nymphes | nympharum |
| Dat. | nymphae | nymphis |
| Acc. | nymphen | nymphas |
| Voc. | nymphe | nymphae |
| Abl. | nymphe | nymphis |
Examples
Liber Septimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...natusque, sed aeui confudere modos: puerum Lapithaona nymphe Dercetis expertem thalami crudumque maritis ignibus ante diem cupido uiolauit..."Metamorphoses XIV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...superest formae nisi candor in illa. officioque pedum nymphe contenta duorum erigitur metuitque loqui, ne more iuvencae mugiat..."Metamorphoses XIII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...lentos pone, precor, fastus et amanti iungere, nymphe: sic tibi nec vernum nascentia frigus adurat poma, nec excutiant..."Metamorphoses XI
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...ripa iniectos umeris siccantem sole capillos. visa fugit nymphe, veluti perterrita fulvum cerva lupum longeque lacu deprensa relicto..."Metamorphoses IX
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...divesque meo Bona Copia cornu est.' Dixerat: et nymphe ritu succincta Dianae, una ministrarum, fusis utrimque capillis, incessit..."Metamorphoses IV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...vulgatos taceo' dixit 'pastoris amores Daphnidis Idaei, quem nymphe paelicis ira contulit in saxum: tantus dolor urit amantes..."Metamorphoses III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...tulit: enixa est utero pulcherrima pleno infantem nymphe, iam tunc qui posset amari, Narcissumque vocat. de quo consultus..."Metamorphoses I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...superest formae nisi candor in illa. officioque pedum nymphe contenta duorum erigitur metuitque loqui, ne more iuvencae mugiat..."