"Nereid" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈnɪəɹiɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Nereid.wav Forms: Nereide [alternative, archaic], Nereïde [alternative, archaic]
Etymology: From the stem of Latin Nērēis, from Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs), from Νηρεύς (Nēreús, “Nereus”) + -ις (-is), literally “sprung of Nereus”. By surface analysis, Nereus + -id. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|Nērēis}} Latin Nērēis, {{der|en|grc|Νηρηΐς}} Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs), {{af|grc|Νηρεύς<t:Nereus>|-ις|lit=sprung of Nereus|nocat=1}} Νηρεύς (Nēreús, “Nereus”) + -ις (-is), literally “sprung of Nereus”, {{surf|en|Nereus|-id}} By surface analysis, Nereus + -id Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nereid
  1. (astronomy) One of the satellites of the planet Neptune. Categories (place): Moons of Neptune Derived forms: Nereidian Translations (moon): Néréide [feminine] (French), नियरीड (niyrīḍ) (Hindi), Nereido (Ido), Néiréid [feminine] (Irish), 네레이드 (nereideu) (Korean), Nērēis [feminine] (Latin), Нереи́да (Nereída) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Nereid-en-name-q-VNMtVC Disambiguation of Moons of Neptune: 50 50 Categories (other): Astronomy Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˈnɪəɹiɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Nereid.wav Forms: Nereids [plural], Nereides [plural], nereid [alternative], Nereide [alternative, archaic], Nereïde [alternative, archaic]
Etymology: From the stem of Latin Nērēis, from Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs), from Νηρεύς (Nēreús, “Nereus”) + -ις (-is), literally “sprung of Nereus”. By surface analysis, Nereus + -id. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|Nērēis}} Latin Nērēis, {{der|en|grc|Νηρηΐς}} Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs), {{af|grc|Νηρεύς<t:Nereus>|-ις|lit=sprung of Nereus|nocat=1}} Νηρεύς (Nēreús, “Nereus”) + -ις (-is), literally “sprung of Nereus”, {{surf|en|Nereus|-id}} By surface analysis, Nereus + -id Head templates: {{en-noun|s|es}} Nereid (plural Nereids or Nereides)
  1. (Greek mythology) Any one of the fifty sea-nymphs who were daughters of the sea-god Nereus and attendants upon Poseidon (Neptune), and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes in human form and sometimes with the tail of a fish. Tags: Greek Categories (place): Moons of Neptune Translations (mythological being): нереида (nereida) [feminine] (Bulgarian), морска нимфа (morska nimfa) [feminine] (Bulgarian), nereida [feminine] (Catalan), Néréide [feminine] (French), nereida [feminine] (Galician), ნერეიდა (nereida) (Georgian), νηρηίδα (niriída) [feminine] (Greek), ネーレーイス (nērēisu) (Japanese), 네레이드 (nereideu) (Korean), Nērēis [feminine] (Latin), нереида (nereida) [feminine] (Macedonian), нереи́да (nereída) [feminine] (Russian), nereida [feminine] (Spanish), nereidi (Swahili), nereid [common-gender] (Swedish)
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "नियरीड"
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      "sense": "moon",
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      "sense": "moon",
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