Δρυάς

See also: Δρύας and δρύας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δρῦς (drûs, “tree”) +‎ -ᾰ́ς (-ás).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

Δρῠᾰ́ς • (Druás) f (genitive Δρῠᾰ́δος); third declension

  1. (Greek mythology) a woodnymph, a dryad (a nymph whose life is bound up with that of her tree)
  2. (figuratively) a tree
    • Meth., Res. 2.9.347

Declension
Third declension of ἡ Δρῠᾰ́ς; τῆς Δρῠᾰ́δος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ Δρῠᾰ́ς
hē Druás		 τὼ Δρῠᾰ́δε
tṑ Druáde		 αἱ Δρῠᾰ́δες
hai Druádes
Genitive τῆς Δρῠᾰ́δος
tês Druádos		 τοῖν Δρῠᾰ́δοιν
toîn Druádoin		 τῶν Δρῠᾰ́δων
tôn Druádōn
Dative τῇ Δρῠᾰ́δῐ
têi Druádi		 τοῖν Δρῠᾰ́δοιν
toîn Druádoin		 ταῖς Δρῠᾰ́σῐ / Δρῠᾰ́σῐν
taîs Druási(n)
Accusative τὴν Δρῠᾰ́δᾰ
tḕn Druáda		 τὼ Δρῠᾰ́δε
tṑ Druáde		 τᾱ̀ς Δρῠᾰ́δᾰς
tā̀s Druádas
Vocative Δρῠᾰ́ς
Druás		 Δρῠᾰ́δε
Druáde		 Δρῠᾰ́δες
Druádes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Descendants
  • Latin: Dryas

References
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