nymphaeum en · NOUN
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin nymphaeum, from Ancient Greek νυμφαῖον (numphaîon), a substantivisation of νυμφαῖος (numphaîos, “sacred to the nymphs”), from νύμφη (númphē, “nymph”).
Meanings
- (qualifier:Ancient Greece and Rome) A shrine consecrated to water nymphs, often with a fountain.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nymphaeums | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| nymphæum | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| nymphaea | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (14)
grc νυμφαῖον (Translations) · hu nimfeum (Translations) · sk nymfeum (Translations) · it ninfeo (Translations) · ja ニンファエウム (Translations) · hu nümphaion (Translations) · fr nymphée (Translations) · fi nymfaion (Translations) · pl nimfeum (Translations) · pt ninfeu (Translations) · es ninfeo (Translations) · la nymphaeum (Translations) · el νυμφαίο (Translations) · la nymphēum (Translations)