Νηρηΐς
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Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Νηρεύς (Nēreús, “Nereus”) + -ῐ́ς (-ís).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /nɛː.rɛː.ís/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ne̝.re̝ˈis/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ni.riˈis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ni.riˈis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ni.riˈis/
- Hyphenation: Νη‧ρη‧ΐς
Proper noun
Νηρηῐ̈́ς • (Nērēḯs) f (genitive Νηρηῐ̈́δος); third declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ Νηρηῐ̈́ς hē Nērēḯs |
τὼ Νηρηῐ̈́δε tṑ Nērēḯde |
αἱ Νηρηῐ̈́δες hai Nērēḯdes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Νηρηῐ̈́δος tês Nērēḯdos |
τοῖν Νηρηῐ̈́δοιν toîn Nērēḯdoin |
τῶν Νηρηῐ̈́δων tôn Nērēḯdōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Νηρηῐ̈́δῐ têi Nērēḯdi |
τοῖν Νηρηῐ̈́δοιν toîn Nērēḯdoin |
ταῖς Νηρηῐ̈́σῐ / Νηρηῐ̈́σῐν taîs Nērēḯsi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Νηρηῐ̈́δᾰ tḕn Nērēḯda |
τὼ Νηρηῐ̈́δε tṑ Nērēḯde |
τᾱ̀ς Νηρηῐ̈́δᾰς tā̀s Nērēḯdas | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Νηρηῐ̈́ς Nērēḯs |
Νηρηῐ̈́δε Nērēḯde |
Νηρηῐ̈́δες Nērēḯdes | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- English: Nereid
- Greek: Νηρηίς (Niriís), Νηρηίδα (Niriída), νηρηίδα (niriída), νεράιδα (neráida, “fairy”)
- → Latin: Nērē̆is
References
- “Νηρηΐς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Νηρηΐς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,018