Νηρῇς

See also: Νηρηΐς and Νηρής

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs) — poetry
Νηρεΐς (Nēreḯs)

Etymology

From Νηρεύς (Nēreús, “Nereus”) +‎ -ῐς (-is).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nɛː.rɛ̂ːi̯s/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ne̝ˈre̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /niˈris/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /niˈris/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /niˈris/

Hyphenation: Νη‧ρῇς

Proper noun

Νηρῇς • (Nērêis) f (genitive Νηρῇδος); third declension

a daughter of Nereus, a Nereid

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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

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