Nereis

Translingual

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.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Annelida – phylum; Polychaeta – class; Errantia – subclass; Phyllodocida – order; Nereididae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Nereis pelagica – type species

References

• “Nereis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• Nereis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Nereis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Nereis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs), from Νηρεύς (Nēreús) +‎ -ις (-is), literally “sprung of Nereus”. By surface analysis, Nereus +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [neːˈreː.ɪs], [ˈneː.re.ɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [neˈrɛː.is], [ˈnɛː.re.is]
• Hyphenation: Ne‧re‧is

Noun

Nērē̆is f (genitive Nērē̆idis); third declension

1. (Greek mythology) a Nereid

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	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.