linfa

Italian

Etymology

From Latin lympha ((clear) water), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlin.fa/
  • Rhymes: -infa
  • Hyphenation: lìn‧fa
  • (file)

Noun

linfa f (plural linfe)

  1. (botany) sap
  2. (anatomy) lymph

Further reading

  • linfa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlĩ.fɐ/

Noun

linfa f (plural linfas)

  1. (physiology, immunology) lymph (fluid carried by the lymphatic system)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lympha ((clear) water), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlinfa/ [ˈlĩɱ.fa]
  • Rhymes: -infa
  • Syllabification: lin‧fa

Noun

linfa f (plural linfas)

  1. lymph
  2. (poetic) water

Derived terms

Further reading

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