Adryas
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ᾱ̓δρῠᾰ́ς (Ādruás).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaː.dry.as/, [ˈäːd̪ryäs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.dri.as/, [ˈäːd̪riäs]
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.
| Case | 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)
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