Nereis

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Nereis f

A taxonomic genus within the family Nereididae – certain polychaete worms.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs), from Νηρεύς (Nēreús, “the sea-god Nereus”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /neːˈreː.is/, [neːˈreː.ɪs]

Noun

Nērēis f (genitive Nērēidis); third declension

(Greek mythology) a nereid

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Nērēis	Nērēidēs
Genitive	Nērēidis	Nērēidum
Dative	Nērēidī	Nērēidibus
Accusative	Nērēidem	Nērēidēs
Ablative	Nērēide	Nērēidibus
Vocative	Nērēis	Nērēidēs

References

Nereis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Nereis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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