undine
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
undine¹
- /ˈʌndiːn/
Where it comes from
From German Undine, from New Latin undīna, from Latin unda (“wave”).
noun undines · ondine
- A female water-sprite or nymph.
- The elemental being of water.
- a small flask used to apply lotions to the eye.
Undine²
Where it comes from
From German Undine (“undine”), first used as a given name in the novel Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué and in 19th-century operas based on the book.
proper noun
- A female given name from Latin. The child, on the contrary, would by no means listen to this, declaring she had been called Undine by her parents, and Undine she would still be called. Now this seemed to me a Pagan name, which stood in no calendar, and therefore I took counsel of a priest in the city.
Translations
Talk about this word "undine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/undine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. undine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/undine "undine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/undine.Cite this
@misc{undine_2026,
title = {undine},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/undine},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
