Sylphe

See also: sylphe

German

Etymology

First attested in 1657. Borrowed from New Latin sylphes, coined by Paracelsus in the 16th century. The coinage may derive from Latin sylvestris (“of the woods”) and nympha (“nymph”), or otherwise Ancient Greek σίλφη (sílphē, “beetle”).

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Pronunciation

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Noun

Sylphe m (weak, genitive Sylphen, plural Sylphen, feminine Sylphide) or
Sylphe f (genitive Sylphe, plural Sylphen)

  1. sylph (the elemental being of air)

Declension

Declension of Sylphe [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Sylphe die Sylphen
genitive eines des Sylphen der Sylphen
dative einem dem Sylphen den Sylphen
accusative einen den Sylphen die Sylphen
Declension of Sylphe [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Sylphe die Sylphen
genitive einer der Sylphe der Sylphen
dative einer der Sylphe den Sylphen
accusative eine die Sylphe die Sylphen
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