Ναϊάς

See also: ναϊάς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Νᾱῐ̈́ς (Nāĭ̈́s)
  • Νηῐ̈ᾰ́ς (Nēĭ̈ắs), Νηῐ̈́ς (Nēĭ̈́s)Ionic

Etymology

From νᾱ́ω (nā́ō, to flow).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Νᾱῐ̈ᾰ́ς • (Nāĭ̈ắsf (genitive Νᾱῐ̈ᾰ́δος); third declension

  1. a naiad

Declension

Descendants

  • English: naiad
  • Greek: Ναϊάς (Naïás), ναϊάδα (naïáda)
  • Latin: Nāïas

References

  • Ναϊάς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,018