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mountain-nymph

mountain-nymph noun: a nymph residing in the mountains; an oread.

Noun

mountain-nymph (plural mountain-nymphs)

  1. (Greek) A nymph residing in the mountains; an oread.
    • These are represented as mountain-nymphs, young and beautiful, clad in white, with long flying hair.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 318

Forms of mountain-nymph

pluralmountain-nymphs
alternative formmountain nymph

Origin of mountain-nymph

From mountain + nymph.

Questions about mountain-nymph

What does mountain-nymph mean?
Mountain-nymph means a nymph residing in the mountains; an oread.
What part of speech is mountain-nymph?
Mountain-nymph is a noun.
What is the plural of mountain-nymph?
The plural of mountain-nymph is mountain-nymphs.

Words near mountain-nymph in the dictionary

  1. mountain-load
  2. mountain-loads
  3. mountain-lover
  4. mountain-lovers
  5. mountain-mint
  6. mountain-nymph
  7. mountain-nymphs
  8. Mountainair
  9. mountainbike
  10. mountainbiker
  11. mountainbikers

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