Undine Definition
ŭn-dēn, ŭndēn
noun
A female water spirit who can acquire a soul by marrying, and having a child by, a mortal.
Webster's New World
In the occult philosophy of Paracelsus, a being having water as its element.
American Heritage
pronoun
(rare outside fiction) A female given name.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Undine
Noun
Singular:
undinePlural:
undinesOrigin of Undine
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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.
From Wiktionary
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New Latin undīna from Latin unda wave wed-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Modern Latin undina, from Latin unda (“wave").
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