undine

[ uhn-deen, uhn-deen ]

/ ʌnˈdin, ˈʌn din /

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noun

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

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Origin of undine

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

synonym study for undine

See sylph.

Words nearby undine

undigestible, undignified, undiluted, undiminished, undimmed, undine, undiplomatic, undirected, undisciplined, undisclosed, undiscovered

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How to use undine in a sentence

In the third week of Lent excerpts from my opera Undine will be played at Mertens concert.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
In the orchestration of the aria from Undine, he says, the pianoforte plays an important and really beautiful part.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
Guessing that they would come back again I lay low, and, sure enough, I caught the Undine in the afternoon.
The Heroic Record of the British Navy|Archibald Hurd
Miss Harvey was the possessor of a very pretty two-and-a-half-rater called Undine, built from a design by Mr. Clayton.
The Sportswoman's Library, v. 2|Various

It reminded them of the enchanted forest in "Undine," through which a man might ride forever without finding the end.
Boyhood in Norway|Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen

British Dictionary definitions for undine

undine

/ (ˈʌndiːn) /

noun

any of various female water spirits

Word Origin for undine

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

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