sylph

Etymology
First attested in 1657. From, coined by Paracelsus in the 16th century. The coinage may derive from and. Ultimately from the root. Related to sylvan.

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Noun

 * 1)  An invisible being of the air.
 * 2) The elemental being of air, usually female.
 * 3)  A slender woman or girl, usually graceful and sometimes with the implication of sublime station over everyday people.
 * 4)  Any of the mainly dark green and blue hummingbirds (genus ), the male of which has a long forked tail.
 * 1) The elemental being of air, usually female.
 * 2)  A slender woman or girl, usually graceful and sometimes with the implication of sublime station over everyday people.
 * 3)  Any of the mainly dark green and blue hummingbirds (genus ), the male of which has a long forked tail.

Translations

 * French: ,
 * German:, Luftgeist
 * Italian: silfide, silfo
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian: нежна девойка
 * German:
 * Italian: silfide
 * Polish:
 * Swedish: