undine

[ uhn-deen, uhn-deen ]

noun

1. any of a group of female water spirits described by Paracelsus.

undine

/ ˈʌndiːn /

noun

1. any of various female water spirits

Word History and Origins

Origin of undine¹

From New Latin undīna (1658; coined by Paracelsus), equivalent to Latin und(a) “wave, water” + -īna -ine ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of undine¹

C17: from New Latin undina, from Latin unda a wave

Synonym Study

See sylph.

Example Sentences

In the third week of Lent excerpts from my opera Undine will be played at Mertens concert.

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In the orchestration of the aria from Undine, he says, the pianoforte plays an important and really beautiful part.

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Guessing that they would come back again I lay low, and, sure enough, I caught the Undine in the afternoon.

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Miss Harvey was the possessor of a very pretty two-and-a-half-rater called Undine, built from a design by Mr. Clayton.

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It reminded them of the enchanted forest in "Undine," through which a man might ride forever without finding the end.

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