"νεράιδα" meaning in Greek

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Noun

IPA: /neˈɾai̯ða/
Etymology: From Byzantine Greek νεράιδα (neráida), from Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs, “Nereid”). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|gkm|νεράιδα}} Byzantine Greek νεράιδα (neráida), {{der|el|grc|Νηρηΐς||Nereid}} Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs, “Nereid”) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|νεράιδες|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=}} νεράιδα • (neráida) f (plural νεράιδες), {{el-noun|f|νεράιδες}} νεράιδα • (neráida) f (plural νεράιδες) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|νεράιδα|νεράιδες|νεράιδας|νεράιδων|νεράιδα|νεράιδες|νεράιδα|νεράιδες|note=}} Forms: neráida [romanization], νεράιδες [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], νεράιδα [nominative, singular], νεράιδες [nominative, plural], νεράιδας [genitive, singular], νεράιδων [genitive, plural], νεράιδα [accusative, singular], νεράιδες [accusative, plural], νεράιδα [singular, vocative], νεράιδες [plural, vocative]
  1. (mythology, folklore) fairy, sprite (mythical being with magical powers, often depicted in modern illustrations only as small and spritely with gauze-like wings) Categories (topical): Folklore, Mythological creatures, Mythology Derived forms: νεραϊδένιος (neraïdénios) (english: fairy-like), νεραϊδήσιος (neraïdísios) (english: fairy-like), νεραϊδογεννημένος (neraïdogenniménos) (english: fairy-born, born of a fairy), νεραϊδογέννητος (neraïdogénnitos) (english: fairy-born, born of a fairy), νεραϊδόπαιδο (neraïdópaido) (english: fairy's child) [neuter], νεραϊδόπαρμα (neraïdóparma) (english: madness caused by a fairy) [neuter], νεραϊδοπαρμένος (neraïdoparménos) (english: mad by a fairy, away with the fairies), νεραϊδόπουλο (neraïdópoulo) (english: fairy's child) [neuter], νεραϊδόχορτο (neraïdóchorto) (english: tree moss, tree lichen) [neuter] Related terms: καλικάντζαρος (kalikántzaros) (english: gremlin, goblin) [neuter], Νηρηίδα (Niriída) (english: Nereid) [feminine], ξωτικό (xotikó) (english: elf, pixie) [neuter]

Inflected forms

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