Adryas

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ᾱ̓δρῠᾰ́ς (Ādrŭắs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈaː.dry.as/, [ˈäːd̪ryäs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.dri.as/, [ˈäːd̪riäs]

Proper noun

Ādryas f sg (genitive Ādryadis or Ādryados); third declension

1. (Greek mythology) Hamadryad, mother of the hamadryads (woodnymphs)

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Propertius to this entry?)

Declension

Third-declension noun (non-Greek-type or Greek-type, normal variant), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Ādryas
genitive	Ādryadis Ādryados
dative	Ādryadī
accusative	Ādryadem Ādryada
ablative	Ādryade
vocative	Ādryas

References

• Adryăs in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 54/1.
• “Adryas” on page 53/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)