ninfeia
See also: ninféia
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- ninféia (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /nĩˈfɛj.ɐ/ [nĩˈfɛɪ̯.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /nĩˈfɛj.a/ [nĩˈfɛɪ̯.a]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /nĩˈfɐj.ɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /nĩˈfej.ɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /nĩˈfej.ɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /nĩˈfe.ɐ/
- Hyphenation: nin‧fe‧ia
Etymology 1
Borrowed from New Latin Nymphaea.
Noun
ninfeia f (plural ninfeias)
- water lily (any plant of the family Nymphaeaceae)
- Synonym: nenúfar
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
ninfeia
- feminine singular of ninfeu