linfa
Italian
Etymology
From Latin lympha (“(clear) water”), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlin.fa/
- Rhymes: -infa
- Hyphenation: lìn‧fa
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Noun
linfa f (plural linfe)
Related terms
Further reading
- linfa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin lympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlĩ.fɐ/
- Rhymes: -ĩfɐ
Noun
linfa f (plural linfas)
- (physiology, immunology) lymph (fluid carried by the lymphatic system)
Further reading
- “linfa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
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)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “linfa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024