I. |ən|dēn noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin undina, from Latin unda wave + -ina, from feminine of -inus -ine (adjective suffix) — more at water
: a water nymph : an elemental spirit of the water : nix — compare gnome , salamander , sylph
II. “, ˈənˌdīn noun
or undine dropper
( -s )
Etymology: undine, International Scientific Vocabulary, from und- (from Latin undare to wave, overflow, inundate, from unda wave) + -ine
: a glass vessel used by physicians for irrigating the eye or a nasal passage