- nymph
- nymph·al;nymph·et;nymph·id;nymph·ish;para·nymph;pro·nymph;pro·to·nymph;tri·to·nymph;
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Nymph — (Nang mai) est un film thaïlandais réalisé par Pen ek Ratanaruang, sorti en 2009. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Liens externes … Wikipédia en Français
Nymph — (Sálakos,Греция) Категория отеля: Адрес: Salakos, Sálakos, 85106, Греция Оп … Каталог отелей
nymph — ymph (n[i^]mf), n. [L. nympha nymph, bride, young woman, Gr. ny mfh: cf. F. nymphe. Cf. {Nuptial}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Class. Myth.) A goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters. [1913 Webster] Where were ye, nymphs, when the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nymph — [nımf] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: nimphe, from Latin, from Greek nymphe bride, nymph ] 1.) one of the ↑spirits of nature who, according to ancient Greek and Roman stories, appeared as young girls living in trees, mountains, streams … Dictionary of contemporary English
nymph — (n.) late 14c., class of semi divine female beings, from O.Fr. nimphe (13c.), from L. nympha nymph, demi goddess; bride, mistress, young woman, from Gk. nymphe bride, young wife, later beautiful young woman, then semi divine being in the form of… … Etymology dictionary
nymph — ► NOUN 1) a mythological spirit of nature imagined as a beautiful maiden. 2) literary a beautiful young woman. 3) an immature form of an insect such as a dragonfly. DERIVATIVES nymphal adjective. ORIGIN Greek numph nymph, bride … English terms dictionary
nymph — nymph. См. нимфа. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
nymph — [ nımf ] noun count 1. ) in ancient Greek and Roman stories, one of the female spirits who live in rivers, mountains, or forests a ) LITERARY a young woman 2. ) a young insect that becomes an adult without going through a PUPA stage … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nymph — [n] female nature spirit dryad, fairy, goddess, mermaid, naiad, nymphet, spirit, sprite, sylph; concepts 415,424 … New thesaurus
nymph — [nimf] n. [ME nimphe < OFr < L nympha < Gr nymphē, young wife, spring goddess, hence (poetically) water: see NUBILE] 1. Gr. & Rom. Myth. any of a group of minor nature goddesses, represented as young and beautiful and living in rivers,… … English World dictionary
