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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
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See sylph.
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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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