naiad

See also: Naiad

English

Dragonfly naiad

Etymology

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

Asturian: náyade f
Belarusian: наяда f (najada)
Catalan: nàiada f
Czech: najáda f
French: naïade (fr) f
Galician: náiade f
German: Najade (de) f
Greek: ναϊάδα (el) f (naïáda)
Japanese: ナーイアス (nāiasu)

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

German: Najade (de) f
Greek: νύμφη (el) f (nýmfi)

Russian: ная́да (ru) f (najáda)
Spanish: náyade (es) f

See also

dryad
nereid

References

Wikisource:The New Student's Reference Work/3-0394

Anagrams

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

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