Nereis

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin Nērēis, from Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs, “sea nymph”), from Νηρεύς (Nēreús, “the sea-god Nereus”). === Proper noun === Nereis f A taxonomic genus within the family Nereididae – certain polychaete worms. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Annelida – phylum; Polychaeta – class; Errantia – subclass; Phyllodocida – order; Nereididae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Nereis pelagica – type species === References === “Nereis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. Nereis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Nereis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Nereis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νηρηΐς (Nērēḯs), from Νηρεύς (Nēreús) +‎ -ις (-is), literally “sprung of Nereus”. By surface analysis, Nereus +‎ -is. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [neːˈreː.ɪs], [ˈneː.re.ɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [neˈrɛː.is], [ˈnɛː.re.is] Hyphenation: Ne‧re‧is === Noun === Nērē̆is f (genitive Nērē̆idis); third declension (Greek mythology) a Nereid ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. === References === “Nereis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, “Nereis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “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.