Dictionary

naiad en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈnaɪəd/
• /ˈneɪəd/
• /ˈnaɪæd/
• /ˈneɪæd/

Etymology

From Latin Nāïas, from Ancient Greek Νᾱϊάς (Nāïás, “naiad”), from νάω (náō, “to flow”).

Meanings

1. (Greek) A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
   • A Naiad loved him, and forbade him to hold intercourse with any other woman under pain of loss of sight. 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 230:
2. The aquatic larva (nymph) of a dragonfly or damselfly.
3. Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Najas.

Forms

Relateds

dryad · Nereid

Synonyms

larva (aquatic larva) · river-nymph · instar (aquatic larva) · nymph (aquatic larva) · water nymph (aquatic plant) · river god · water nymph

Translations (36)

ast náyade (female deity) · el ναϊάδα (female deity) · it naiade (female deity) · nl waternimf (female deity) · hy նայադ (female deity) · de Najade (female deity) · ru ная́да (aquatic larva) · el νύμφη (aquatic larva) · de Najade (aquatic larva) · ko 나이아스 (female deity) · gl náiade (female deity) · cs najáda (aquatic larva) · bg наяда (female deity) · ja ナーイアス (female deity) · sh najada (female deity) · fr naïade (female deity) · cmn 那伊阿得 (female deity) · es náyade (female deity) · be наяда (female deity) · uk ная́да (female deity) · es náyade (aquatic larva) · pl najada (female deity) · fi najadi (female deity) · pt náiada (female deity) · ru ная́да (female deity) · grc Ναϊάς (female deity) · ca nàiada (female deity) · fr naïade (aquatic larva) · pt náiade (female deity) · cmn 水澤仙女 /水泽仙女 (female deity) · sh најада (female deity) · nl najade (female deity) · eo najado (female deity) · tl nayade (female deity) · cs najáda (female deity) · ka ნაიადა (female deity)