Νηρῇς
See also: Νηρηΐς and Νηρής
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs) – poetry
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /nɛː.rɛ́ːi̯s/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /neˈres/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /niˈris/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /niˈris/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /niˈris/
Proper noun
Νηρῇς • (Nērêis) f (genitive Νηρῇδος); third declension
- a daughter of Nereus, a Nereid
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ Νηρῇς hē Nērêis |
τὼ Νηρῇδε tṑ Nērêide |
αἱ Νηρῇδες hai Nērêides | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Νηρῇδος tês Nērêidos |
τοῖν Νηρῄδοιν toîn Nērḗidoin |
τῶν Νηρῄδων tôn Nērḗidōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Νηρῇδῐ têi Nērêidi |
τοῖν Νηρῄδοιν toîn Nērḗidoin |
ταῖς Νηρῇσῐ(ν) taîs Nērêisi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Νηρῇδᾰ tḕn Nērêida |
τὼ Νηρῇδε tṑ Nērêide |
τᾱ̀ς Νηρῇδᾰς tā̀s Nērêidas | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Νηρῇς Nērêis |
Νηρῇδε Nērêide |
Νηρῇδες Nērêides | ||||||||||
| 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
- Greek: Νηρής (Nirís)
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,018
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