ninfa

== Italian == === Etymology === From Latin nympha or nymphe (“nymph”), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “young woman, nymph”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnin.fa/ Rhymes: -infa Hyphenation: nìn‧fa === Noun === ninfa f (plural ninfe) nymph === Further reading === ninfa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Lombard == === Etymology === From Latin nympha or nymphe (“nymph”), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “young woman, nymph”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈniɱfa/ (Western, Eastern) Hyphenation: nin‧fa === Noun === ninfa f (plural ninfe) nymph == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === nympha (pre-standardization spelling) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin nympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “young woman, nymph”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ĩfɐ Hyphenation: nin‧fa === Noun === ninfa f (plural ninfas) nymph ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ninfa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ninfa” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “ninfa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin nympha (“nymph”), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “young woman, nymph”). Second sense from cacatúa ninfa, or from the first sense - see Nymphicus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈninfa/ [ˈnĩɱ.fa] Rhymes: -infa Syllabification: nin‧fa === Noun === ninfa f (plural ninfas) nymph cockatiel (a small, rather atypical cockatoo with a distinctive pointed yellow crest) Synonyms: cacatúa ninfa, carolina, cocotilla ==== Hyponyms ==== === Further reading === “ninfa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025