nympha | nymphē, ēs (noun F) : and , (
* Dat. plur. NYMPHABVS, Inscr. Orell. 1629; NYMFABVS,ib. 1630; NYMPHIS,ib. 1627; 1630 sq.), f., = νύμφη.
* A bride, a mistress, Ov. H. 1, 27; Tib. 3, 1, 21 (al. merita).
* A young woman: se quoque nympha tuis ornavit Iardanis armis,Ov. H. 9, 103.
* Nymphae, demi-goddesses, who inhabit the sea, rivers, fountains, woods, trees, and mountains; nymphs: Nymphae, genus amnibus unde est,Verg. A. 8, 71; 10, 551; Ov. M. 5, 540: Nympha Maenalis,i. e. Carmenta, the mother of Evander,id. F. 1, 634: Nymphae Libethrides,the Muses,Verg. E. 7, 21: vocalis Nymphe,Echo,Ov. M. 3, 357. Vows were made to the fountain-nymphs in cases of sickness or of drought, Cic. N. D. 3, 17, 43; Inscr. Orell. 1631 sq.
* Transf., water (poet.): et cadit in patulos Nympha Aniena lacus,Prop. 3, 16 (4, 15), 4.
* A fountain, Mart. 6, 43, 2.
* The pupa or nymph of an insect: alius evolat, alius in nymphā est, alius in vermiculo,Plin. 11, 21, 24, § 71; 11, 16, 16, § 48.