nereid

See also: Nereid

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From the stem of Latin Nērēis (“sea-nymph”), from Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs), from Νηρεύς (Nēreús, “the sea-god Nereus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪəɹiɪd/
• Hyphenation: ne‧reid

Noun

nereid (plural nereids or nereides)

1. (Greek mythology) One of 50 sea nymphs who were attendants upon Poseidon (Neptune), and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes in human form and sometimes with the tail of a fish.
2. (zoology) Alternative form of nereidid.

Synonyms

• (worm): ragworm, clam worm

Translations

mythological being

• Bulgarian: нереида f (nereida), морска нимфа f (morska nimfa)
• Catalan: nereida f
• French: néréide (fr) f
• Galician: nereida f
• Georgian: ნერეიდა (nereida)
• Greek: νηρηίδα (el) f (niriída)
• Japanese: ネーレーイス (nērēisu)
• Korean: 네레이드 (ko) (nereideu)
• Latin: nērēis f, Nērēis f
• Macedonian: нереида f (nereida)
• Russian: нереи́да (ru) f (nereída)
• Spanish: nereida (es) f
• Swahili: nereidi
• Swedish: nereid (sv) c

Anagrams

• renied, reined, Neider, Edirne, denier, Nieder, diener