oh yes, why of course... pertaining to; or possessing characteristic of obscure 19th century german water nymphs... who DOESNT know that word fondue... gah... you must feel pretty embarrassed for having started a thread to find the meaning of such a common and important term
Let me guess, this was uttered by a fashionably dressed critic (graduate of a fancy East Coast school) in the course of a long discourse in a project review. If so, don't worry about it, the critic just wanted to show off and probably was not using it correctly . . . like the fashion for saying "implicate" when one meant "imply" a year or two ago.
The term undine does related to the water nymph. But it is from the 16th century, not the 18th century.
Undine, I believe, related to the theory of Paraclesus... a 16th century alchemist and physician.
Undine is basically a part of Plato's stoicheion-- the basic classical belief of four major elements occupying the aether or space between.
Paraclesus expanded on the idea of the four elements by introducing the concept of "tria prima" or the three "spiritual elements" that gave every object a distant essence and form.
The idea of the water nymph was more than likely ripped off from other classic roman and greek texts as much of Paracelsus work was "borrowed" from the much earlier roman physician Celsus.
This all probably relates to the cult of naiads... the freshwater nymphs. These nymphs were known to bestow healing powers to springs and fresh running water sources. They were also jealous, petty creatures who could cause great harm.
However, I believe the real term would have been ondines which are soulless sirens who "obtain souls" by "marrying men and bearing their children."
Ondines (or undines) seem to be a mix of Naiads and Melusines as Melusines are a fixture of northern and low countries of Europe. However, Ondines have god-like abilities that are not typically attributed to melusines.
I do not know of a a naiad who feeds off the soul of men off the top of my head. But the concept could have been taken from several other nymphs or creatures in the classical pantheon.
what does udinal mean?
i can't find the meaning of 'udinal'. anyone knows?
I once saw a set of shop drawings where in every instance the word "slot" was spelled "slut" Perhaps you are dealing with a typo?
sorry, i'm quite tired. undinal not udinal.
ok, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undine
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondine_(mythology)
oh yes, why of course... pertaining to; or possessing characteristic of obscure 19th century german water nymphs... who DOESNT know that word fondue... gah... you must feel pretty embarrassed for having started a thread to find the meaning of such a common and important term
shut up
? he's trying to make you feel better, fondue.
I think perhaps you need to go take a nap, maybe?
'udinal' means incapable of detecting sarcasm over the interwebs.
It's like a urinal ... but this one you 'öd' in.
might signify "relating to a line or reference datum" i.e. latit"udinal" or longit"udinal"
This is one of the best threads on Architect in a long time. Keep going. This is fun.
Let me guess, this was uttered by a fashionably dressed critic (graduate of a fancy East Coast school) in the course of a long discourse in a project review. If so, don't worry about it, the critic just wanted to show off and probably was not using it correctly . . . like the fashion for saying "implicate" when one meant "imply" a year or two ago.
Spruce; I read it in a poem. The guy who wrote it died some time ago, I don't know if he was from the easy coast.
A poem?
Maybe it's a nonsense word, like 'mimsy'.
I actually know the answer to this.
The term undine does related to the water nymph. But it is from the 16th century, not the 18th century.
Undine, I believe, related to the theory of Paraclesus... a 16th century alchemist and physician.
Undine is basically a part of Plato's stoicheion-- the basic classical belief of four major elements occupying the aether or space between.
Paraclesus expanded on the idea of the four elements by introducing the concept of "tria prima" or the three "spiritual elements" that gave every object a distant essence and form.
The idea of the water nymph was more than likely ripped off from other classic roman and greek texts as much of Paracelsus work was "borrowed" from the much earlier roman physician Celsus.
This all probably relates to the cult of naiads... the freshwater nymphs. These nymphs were known to bestow healing powers to springs and fresh running water sources. They were also jealous, petty creatures who could cause great harm.
However, I believe the real term would have been ondines which are soulless sirens who "obtain souls" by "marrying men and bearing their children."
Ondines (or undines) seem to be a mix of Naiads and Melusines as Melusines are a fixture of northern and low countries of Europe. However, Ondines have god-like abilities that are not typically attributed to melusines.
I do not know of a a naiad who feeds off the soul of men off the top of my head. But the concept could have been taken from several other nymphs or creatures in the classical pantheon.
Your mom's an undinal.
Ummm...NSFW would have been an appropriate warning, Shock Me.
Undae= wave
nothing is safe for work
Undinal Nymphs don't wear Undaewear when they're Under De Waves
"Don't tell me I'm not safe for work. During the week I'm a fondue chef."
Undae isn't the base word, undina is.
as in... ya mama hadda my' tossea salad for un dinna'.
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