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Meaning 1
A moon of Neptune
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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Standard Lemma guide
naiad
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noun
Meaning 2
A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
The aquatic larva (nymph) of a dragonfly or damselfly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Najas.
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noun
Meaning 5
(Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: water nymph
noun
Meaning 6
submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: water nymph
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Broader terms: aquatic plant, water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant
History
Etymology
From Latin Nāïas, from Ancient Greek Νᾱϊάς (Nāïás, “naiad”), from νάω (náō, “to flow”).
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: նայադ (nayad) — female deity
- Asturian: náyade — female deity
- Belarusian: наяда (najada) — female deity
- Bulgarian: наяда (najada) — female deity
- Catalan: nàiada — female deity
- Chinese Mandarin: 那伊阿得 (nàyīādé) — female deity
- Chinese Mandarin: 水澤仙女 /水泽仙女 (shuǐzéxiānnǚ) — female deity
- Czech: najáda — female deity
- Dutch: najade — female deity
- Dutch: waternimf — female deity
- Esperanto: najado — female deity
- French: naïade — female deity
- Galician: náiade — female deity
- Georgian: ნაიადა (naiada) — female deity
- German: Najade — female deity
- Greek: ναϊάδα (naïáda) — female deity
- Ancient Greek: Ναϊάς (Naïás) — female deity
- Italian: naiade — female deity
- Japanese: ナーイアス (nāiasu) — female deity
- Korean: 나이아스 (naiaseu) — female deity
- Polish: najada — female deity
- Portuguese: náiade — female deity
- Portuguese: náiada — female deity
- Russian: ная́да (najáda) — female deity
- Serbo-Croatian: најада — female deity
- Serbo-Croatian: najada — female deity
- Spanish: náyade — female deity
- Tagalog: nayade — female deity
- Ukrainian: ная́да (najáda) — female deity
- Czech: najáda — aquatic larva
- French: naïade — aquatic larva
- German: Najade — aquatic larva
- Greek: νύμφη (nýmfi) — aquatic larva
- Russian: ная́да (najáda) — aquatic larva
- Spanish: náyade — aquatic larva