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Sylphe
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sylphe
German
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Etymology
First attested in 1657. de la-new sylphes, coined by Paracelsus in the 16th century. The coinage may derive from de la sylvestris of the woods and la nympha nymph, or otherwise de grc σίλφη beetle.
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Pronunciation
de De-Sylphe.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m.weak Sylphide or
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sylph (the elemental being of air)
Declension
m.weak
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