Sylph (noun)
silf
(in folklore) one of a race of woodland spirits supposed to inhabit the air.
1650–60; from New Latin sylphēs (plural), coined by Paracelsus; apparently blend of sylva (variant spelling of Latin silva “forest”)
Example sentences
“We’ve had a lovely day in the forest, even if we didn’t meet a single sylph.”
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