limfe

Irish

Etymology

From Latin lympha (“water, water nymph”), from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē, “nymph”).

Noun

limfe f (genitive singular limfe)

  1. (physiology, immunology) lymph

Declension
Declension of limfe

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative limfe
Vocative a limfe
Genitive limfe
Dative limfe

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an limfe
Genitive na limfe
Dative leis an limfe

don limfe

Derived terms

Further reading
  • "limfe" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “lymph” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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