lympha

== Latin == === Alternative forms === limpha lumpa === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek νῠ́μφη (nŭ́mphē, “bride, young girl; spring water”). Doublet of nympha. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈlym.pʰa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈlim.fa] === Noun === lympha f (genitive lymphae); first declension (poetic) water, especially clear river or spring water. (medicine) water in dropsical people. ==== Inflection ==== First-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== lymphāceus (adjective) lymphō (verb) ==== Related terms ==== lymphāticus lymphātiō lymphātus lymphor ==== Descendants ==== === References === “lympha”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “lympha”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “lympha”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. lympha in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung