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sílfide.

female equivalent of silfo

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsiw.fi.d͡ʒi/Brazil[ˈsiʊ̯.fi.d͡ʒi]Brazil/ˈsil.fi.dɨ/Portugal[ˈsiɫ.fi.ðɨ]Portugal
  1. female equivalent of silfo

    feminine · form-of
  2. sylph (slender woman or girl)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French sylphide, from New Latin sylphes, coined by Swiss occultist 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”). More at sylph.

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