Dryas
See also: dryas
Translingual
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Etymology
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Proper noun
Dryas f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – many Alpine plants.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – certain butterflies.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Rosaceae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Rosales - order; Rosaceae - family; Dryadoideae - subfamily; Dryadeae - tribe
- (genus in Nymphalidae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Lepidoptera - order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Papilionoidea - superfamily; Papilioniformes - series; Nymphalidae - family; Heliconiinae - subfamily; Heliconiini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus in Rosaceae): Dryas octopetala - type species
- (genus in Nymphalidae): Dryas julia - sole species
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English
Noun
Dryas (uncountable)
- (geology) Either of two climatic stages of the late glacial period in Northern Europe in which plants of the genus Dryas were abundant
Derived terms
- Older Dryas
- Younger Dryas
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δρῠᾰ́ς (Druás).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdry.as/, [ˈdrʏ.as]
Noun
Dryas f (genitive Dryadis); third declension
- (Greek mythology) a woodnymph, a dryad (a nymph whose life is bound up with that of her tree)
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- a druidess
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Declension
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Dryas | Dryadēs |
| genitive | Dryadis | Dryadum |
| dative | Dryadī | Dryadibus |
| accusative | Dryadem | Dryadēs |
| ablative | Dryade | Dryadibus |
| vocative | Dryas | Dryadēs |
References
- Dryʹades in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Dryădes in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- 2. Dryas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Dryades in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Dry̆ădes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette: “559/2”
- 1 Dry̆ăs in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette: “559/2”
- “dryas” on page 575/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δρύας (Drúas).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdry.aːs/, [ˈdrʏ.aːs]
Proper noun
Dryās m (genitive Dryantis); third declension
- ; (mythology)
- the father of Lycurgus and king of Thrace
- one of the Lapithae
- a companion of Meleager in the Calydonian Hunt, son of Ares and brother of Tereus
Declension
Third declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Dryās |
| genitive | Dryantis |
| dative | Dryantī |
| accusative | Dryantem |
| ablative | Dryante |
| vocative | Dryās |
Related terms
- Dryantīdēs
References
- Dryas in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- 1. Dryas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- 2 Dry̆ās in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette: “559/2”
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