Δρυάς

See also: Δρύας and δρύας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δρῦς (drûs, “tree”) +‎ -ᾰ́ς (-ắs).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

Δρῠᾰ́ς • (Drŭắs) f (genitive Δρῠᾰ́δος); third declension

  1. (Greek mythology) a woodnymph, a dryad (a nymph whose life is bound up with that of her tree)
  2. (figuratively) a tree
    • Meth., Res. 2.9.347

Declension

Third declension of ἡ Δρῠᾰ́ς; τῆς Δρῠᾰ́δος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ Δρῠᾰ́ς
hē Drŭắs 		τὼ Δρῠᾰ́δε
tṑ Drŭắde 		αἱ Δρῠᾰ́δες
hai Drŭắdes
Genitive τῆς Δρῠᾰ́δος
tês Drŭắdos 		τοῖν Δρῠᾰ́δοιν
toîn Drŭắdoin 		τῶν Δρῠᾰ́δων
tôn Drŭắdōn
Dative τῇ Δρῠᾰ́δῐ
tēî Drŭắdĭ 		τοῖν Δρῠᾰ́δοιν
toîn Drŭắdoin 		ταῖς Δρῠᾰ́σῐ / Δρῠᾰ́σῐν
taîs Drŭắsĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν Δρῠᾰ́δᾰ
tḕn Drŭắdă 		τὼ Δρῠᾰ́δε
tṑ Drŭắde 		τᾱ̀ς Δρῠᾰ́δᾰς
tā̀s Drŭắdăs
Vocative Δρῠᾰ́ς
Drŭắs 		Δρῠᾰ́δε
Drŭắde 		Δρῠᾰ́δες
Drŭắdes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Descendants

  • Latin: Dryas

References

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