Nereid

• Nereide, Nereïde (archaic)

From the stem of Latin Nērēis, from Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs), from Νηρεύς (Nēreús, “Nereus”) +‎ -ις (-is), literally “sprung of Nereus”. By surface analysis, Nereus +‎ -id.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪəɹiɪd/

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• Hyphenation: Ne‧reid

Nereid (plural Nereids or Nereides)

1. (Greek mythology) Any one of the fifty sea-nymphs who were daughters of the sea-god Nereus and attendants upon Poseidon (Neptune), and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes in human form and sometimes with the tail of a fish.

• nereid

Nereid

1. (astronomy) One of the satellites of the planet Neptune.

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

Nereid

1. (astronomy) Nereid