Definitions for undineʌnˈdin, ˈʌn din
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•dineʌnˈdin, ˈʌn din(n.)
(orig. in the writings of Paracelsus) any of a group of elemental beings, female and mortal, but soulless, that live in water.
Category: Mythology
Ref: Compare; sylph (def. 2). 2
Origin of undine:
< NL undīna < L und(a) wave, water
Princeton's WordNet
undine(noun)
any of various female water spirits
Wiktionary
undine(Noun)
A female water-sprite or nymph
undine(Noun)
The elemental being of water.
Undine(ProperNoun)
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Origin: Modern Latin undina, from Latin unda ‘wave’.
Webster Dictionary
Undine(noun)
one of a class of fabled female water spirits who might receive a human soul by intermarrying with a mortal
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Undine
a female spirit of the watery element, naturally without, but capable of receiving, a human soul, particularly after being wedded to a man and after giving birth to a child.
Translations for undine
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
mermaid(noun)
an imaginary sea creature with a human body down to the waist and a fish's tail.
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- בַּת יָםHebrew
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