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.