linfa

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlin.fa/
• Rhymes: -infa
• Hyphenation: lìn‧fa

• Audio:

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Noun

linfa f (plural linfe)

1. (botany) sap
2. (anatomy) lymph

Related terms

• linfatico

Further reading

• linfa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• fin là, final, flani

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη (númphē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlĩ.fɐ/

• Rhymes: -ĩfɐ

Noun

linfa f (plural linfas)

1. (physiology, immunology) lymph (fluid carried by the lymphatic system)

Further reading

• “linfa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlinfa/ [ˈlĩɱ.fa]
• Rhymes: -infa
• Syllabification: lin‧fa

Noun

linfa f (plural linfas)

1. lymph
2. (poetic) water

   Synonym: agua

Derived terms

• cortilinfa
• endolinfa
• linfadenopatía
• linfático
• linfoma
• perilinfa

 

Further reading

• “linfa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28