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dryad

English

Etymology

From Old French driade (wood nymph), from Latin Dryas, Dryadis, from Ancient Greek ????? (Druás, dryad), from ???? (drûs, oak), from Proto-Indo-European *derew(o)- (tree, wood); cf. Proto-Indo-European *dóru (tree).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?d?a??d/, /?d?a?æd/

Noun

dryad (plural dryads)

  1. (Greek mythology) A female tree spirit.
    Coordinate term: Meliai
    Hyponyms: Daphne, hamadryad

Translations

Further reading

  • dryad on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • dardy

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naiad

English

Etymology

From Latin naias, from Ancient Greek ????? (N?ïás, naiad), from ??? (ná?, to flow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ne?æd/, /?ne??d/, /?na?æd/, /?na??d/

Noun

naiad (plural naiads or naiades)

  1. (Greek mythology) A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
  2. (entomology) The aquatic larva (nymph) of a dragonfly or damselfly.
  3. Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Najas.

Synonyms

  • (mythology): river god
  • (aquatic larva): instar, larva, nymph
  • (aquatic plant): water nymph

Translations

See also

  • dryad
  • nereid

References

  • Wikisource:The New Student's Reference Work/3-0394

Anagrams

  • Adina, Aidan, Andai, Diana, IANAD, Ida'an, Nadia

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