naiad

See also: Naiad

English

Dragonfly naiad

Etymology

From Latin Naias, from Ancient Greek Νᾱϊάς (Nāïás, “naiad”), from νάω (náō, “to flow”).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈneɪæd/, /ˈneɪəd/, /ˈnaɪæd/, /ˈnaɪəd/

Noun

naiad (plural naiads or naiades)

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

Synonyms

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

Translations

female deity

Armenian: նայադ (hy) (nayad)
Asturian: náyade f
Belarusian: наяда f (najada)
Bulgarian: наяда (bg) f (najada)
Catalan: nàiada f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 那伊阿得 (nàyīādé), 水澤仙女／水泽仙女 (shuǐzéxiānnǚ)
Czech: najáda f
Dutch: najade (nl) f, waternimf (nl) f
Esperanto: najado
French: naïade (fr) f
Galician: náiade f
Georgian: ნაიადა (naiada)
German: Najade (de) f
Greek: ναϊάδα (el) f (naïáda)
Ancient Greek: Ναϊάς f (Naïás)
Italian: naiade (it) f
Japanese: ナーイアス (nāiasu)
Korean: 나이아스 (naiaseu)
Polish: najada (pl) f
Portuguese: náiade f, náiada f
Russian: ная́да (ru) f (najáda)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: најада f

Roman: najada (sh) f
Spanish: náyade (es) f
Tagalog: nayade
Ukrainian: ная́да f (najáda)

aquatic larva

Czech: najáda f
German: Najade (de) f
Greek: νύμφη (el) f (nýmfi)
Russian: ная́да (ru) f (najáda)
Spanish: náyade (es) f

See also

dryad
nereid

Anagrams

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

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