limfe

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

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

Further reading

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