Adryas
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ᾱ̓δρῠᾰ́ς (Ādrŭắs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaː.dry.as]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.d̪ri.as]
Proper noun
Ādryas f sg (genitive Ādryadis or Ādryados); third declension
- (Greek mythology) Hamadryad, mother of the hamadryads (woodnymphs)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Propertius to this entry?)
Declension
Third-declension noun (non-Greek-type or Greek-type, normal variant), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ādryas |
| genitive | Ādryadis Ādryados |
| dative | Ādryadī |
| accusative | Ādryadem Ādryada |
| ablative | Ādryade |
| vocative | Ādryas |
References
- Adryăs in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 54/1.
- “Adryas” on page 53/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)