Dryas
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
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Proper noun
[edit]Dryas f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – many alpine plants.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – certain butterflies.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus in Rosaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rosaceae - family; Dryadoideae - subfamily; Dryadeae - tribe
- (genus in Nymphalidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Papilionoidea - superfamily; Papilioniformes - series; Nymphalidae - family; Heliconiinae - subfamily; Heliconiini - tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus in Rosaceae): Dryas octopetala - type species
- (genus in Nymphalidae): Dryas julia - sole species
References
[edit]- Dryas (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Dryas (butterfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Dryas (Rosaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Dryas (Nymphalidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Dryas (Rosaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Dryas (Nymphalidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Dryas at USDA Plants database
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Dryas (uncountable)
- (geology) Either of two climatic stages of the late glacial period in Northern Europe in which plants of the genus Dryas were abundant
Derived terms
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[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δρῠᾰ́ς (Druás).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈdry.as/, [ˈd̪ryäs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdri.as/, [ˈd̪riːäs]
Noun
[edit]Dryas f (genitive Dryadis); third declension
- (Greek mythology) a woodnymph, a dryad (a nymph whose life is bound up with that of her tree)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Propertius to this entry?)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Martial to this entry?)
- a druidess
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Aelius Lampridius to this entry?)
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Dryas | Dryadēs |
Genitive | Dryadis | Dryadum |
Dative | Dryadī | Dryadibus |
Accusative | Dryadem | Dryadēs |
Ablative | Dryade | Dryadibus |
Vocative | Dryas | Dryadēs |
References
[edit]- “Dryʹades”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- “Dryădes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “2. Dryas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Dryades”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Dry̆ădes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “559/2”
- 1 Dry̆ăs in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “559/2”
- “dryas” on page 575/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δρύας (Drúas).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈdry.aːs/, [ˈd̪ryäːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdri.as/, [ˈd̪riːäs]
Proper noun
[edit]Dryās m sg (genitive Dryantis); third declension
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Dryās |
Genitive | Dryantis |
Dative | Dryantī |
Accusative | Dryantem |
Ablative | Dryante |
Vocative | Dryās |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Dryas”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- “1. Dryas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- 2 Dry̆ās in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “559/2”
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