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, no plural)

bare forms 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

• faireog limfe, nód limfe (“lymph node”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “limfe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “lymph”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024