Dryas
See also: dryas
Translingual
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, fabids - 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
References
- Dryas (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Dryas (butterfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Dryas (Rosaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Dryas (Nymphalidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Dryas (Rosaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Dryas (Nymphalidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Dryas at USDA Plants database
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɹaɪ.əs/, /ˈdɹaɪ.æs/
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
- Drays, Dyars, Radys, drays, yards
Latin
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δρῠᾰ́ς (Druás).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdry.as/, [ˈd̪ryäs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdri.as/, [ˈd̪riːäs]
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 noun.
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/, [ˈd̪ryäːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdri.as/, [ˈd̪riːäs]
Proper noun
Dryās m sg (genitive Dryantis); third declension
- (Greek 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 noun, singular only.
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”