nympham
Dictionary entries
- Entry →nympha, nymphae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Mythology
- Geography:
- Greece
nymph; (semi-divine female nature/water spirit); water; bride; young maiden;
acc. sg.
Examples
Liber Quartus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...seruat et nemus et fluuium; manet ingens gloria nympham, cum tristem Hypsipylen ducibus sudatus Achaeis ludus et atra..."Metamorphoses XIV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...verba referre et precibus spretis fugisse per avia nympham, donec harenosi placidum Ladonis ad amnem venerit; hic illam..."Metamorphoses VII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...nomenque aurae tam saepe vocatum esse putat nymphae: nympham mihi credit amari. criminis extemplo ficti temerarius index Procrin..."Metamorphoses I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...verba referre et precibus spretis fugisse per avia nympham, donec harenosi placidum Ladonis ad amnem venerit; hic illam..."