undine

[ uhn-deen, uhn-deen ]

noun
  1. any of a group of female water spirits described by Paracelsus.

Origin of undine

1
From New Latin undīna (1658; coined by Paracelsus), equivalent to Latin und(a) “wave, water” + -īna -ine1

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See sylph.

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undine

/ (ˈʌndiːn) /


noun
  1. any of various female water spirits

Origin of undine

1
C17: from New Latin undina, from Latin unda a wave

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