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Ναϊάς
Ναϊάς
See also: ναϊάς
Ancient Greek
- (4th AD Koine) IPA(key): /naiás/
- (10th AD Byzantine) IPA(key): /naiás/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /naiás/
Proper noun
Νᾱϊάς • (Nāïás) f (genitive Ναϊάδος); third declension
- a naiad
Inflection
Third declension of Νᾱϊάς, Νᾱϊάδος
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ Νᾱϊάς | τὼ Νᾱϊάδε | αἱ Νᾱϊάδες |
| Genitive | τῆς Νᾱϊάδος | τοῖν Νᾱϊάδοιν | τῶν Νᾱϊάδων |
| Dative | τῇ Νᾱϊάδῐ | τοῖν Νᾱϊάδοιν | ταῖς Νᾱϊάσῐ(ν) |
| Accusative | τὴν Νᾱϊάδᾰ | τὼ Νᾱϊάδε | τὰς Νᾱϊάδᾰς |
| Vocative | Νᾱϊά | Νᾱϊάδε | Νᾱϊάδες |
Descendants
- English: naiad
- Greek:
- Ναϊάς (Naïás)
- Ναϊάδα (Naïáda)
- plural: Ναϊάδες (Naïádes)
- Latin: Naias (plural Naiades)
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, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,018