Νηρῇς
See also: Νηρηΐς and Νηρής
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs) – poetry
Etymology
From Νηρεύς (Nēreús, “Nereus”) + -ῐς (-is).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /nɛː.rɛ̂ːi̯s/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ne̝ˈre̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /niˈris/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /niˈris/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /niˈris/
- Hyphenation: Νη‧ρῇς
Proper noun
Νηρῇς • (Nērêis) f (genitive Νηρῇδος); third declension
- a daughter of Nereus, a Nereid
Inflection
Third declension of ἡ Νηρῇς; τῆς Νηρῇδος (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ Νηρῇς hē Nērêis | τὼ Νηρῇδε tṑ Nērêide | αἱ Νηρῇδες hai Nērêides | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς Νηρῇδος tês Nērêidos | τοῖν Νηρῄδοιν toîn Nērḗidoin | τῶν Νηρῄδων tôn Nērḗidōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ Νηρῇδῐ têi Nērêidi | τοῖν Νηρῄδοιν toîn Nērḗidoin | ταῖς Νηρῇσῐ / Νηρῇσῐν taîs Nērêisi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν Νηρῇδᾰ tḕn Nērêida | τὼ Νηρῇδε tṑ Nērêide | τᾱ̀ς Νηρῇδᾰς tā̀s Nērêidas | ||||||||||
Vocative | Νηρῇς Nērêis | Νηρῇδε Nērêide | Νηρῇδες Nērêides | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Νηρής (Nirís)
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,018
Further reading
- Nereids on Wikipedia.Wikipedia