Standard Lemma guide

undine

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈʌndiːn/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AH1 N D IY2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A female given name from Latin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: regional

Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A female water-sprite or nymph.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The elemental being of water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a small flask used to apply lotions to the eye.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

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5

noun

Meaning 5

any of various female water spirits

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: water sprite, water nymph, water spirit

History

Etymology

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 German Undine, from New Latin undīna, from Latin unda (“wave”).

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: нимфа (nimfa) — female water-sprite or nymph
  • Bulgarian: ундина (undina) — female water-sprite or nymph
  • Catalan: ondina — female water-sprite or nymph
  • Esperanto: akvofeino — female water-sprite or nymph
  • Esperanto: undino — female water-sprite or nymph
  • Finnish: undiini — female water-sprite or nymph
  • French: ondine — female water-sprite or nymph
  • German: Undine — female water-sprite or nymph
  • Greek: νεράιδα (neráida) — female water-sprite or nymph
  • Hungarian: sellő — female water-sprite or nymph
  • Italian: ondina — female water-sprite or nymph
  • Japanese: ウンディーネ (undīne) — female water-sprite or nymph
  • Korean: 물의 요정 (murui yojeong) — female water-sprite or nymph
  • Korean: 운디네 (undine) — female water-sprite or nymph
  • Polish: ondyna — female water-sprite or nymph
  • Portuguese: ondina — female water-sprite or nymph
  • Romanian: ondină — female water-sprite or nymph
  • Russian: ни́мфа (nímfa) — female water-sprite or nymph
  • Russian: унди́на (undína) — female water-sprite or nymph
  • Spanish: ondina — female water-sprite or nymph