Nereis

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Latin Nērēis, from Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs, “sea nymph”), from Νηρεύς (Nēreús, “the sea-god Nereus”).

Proper noun

Nereis f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nereididae – certain polychaete worms.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs), from Νηρεύς (Nēreús, “the sea-god Nereus”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /neːˈreː.is/, [neːˈreːɪs̠] or IPA(key): /ˈneː.re.is/, [ˈneːreɪs̠]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /neˈre.is/, [neˈrɛːis] or IPA(key): /ˈne.re.is/, [ˈnɛːreis]
  • Hyphenation: Ne‧re‧is

Noun

Nērē̆is f (genitive Nērē̆idis); third declension

  1. (Greek mythology) a nereid

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nērē̆is Nērē̆idēs
Genitive Nērē̆idis Nērē̆idum
Dative Nērē̆idī Nērē̆idibus
Accusative Nērē̆idem Nērē̆idēs
Ablative Nērē̆ide Nērē̆idibus
Vocative Nērē̆is Nērē̆idēs

References
  • “Nereis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, “Nereis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Nereis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Nereis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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