náyade

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin Naias, Naiadis, from Ancient Greek Ναϊάς (Naïás).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaʝade/, [ˈna.ʝa.ð̞e]
• Hyphenation: ná‧ya‧de

Noun

náyade f (plural náyades)

1. (Greek mythology) naiad (female deity)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Naiadem, from Ancient Greek Ναϊάς (Naïás).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaʝade/ [ˈna.ʝa.ð̞e]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈnaʝade/ [ˈna.ʝa.ð̞e]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈnaʃade/ [ˈna.ʃa.ð̞e]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈnaʒade/ [ˈna.ʒa.ð̞e]

• Rhymes: -aʝade
• Syllabification: ná‧ya‧de

Noun

náyade f (plural náyades)

1. (Greek mythology) naiad (female deity)
2. naiad (aquatic larva)

Hypernyms

• ninfa
• ondina

Further reading

• “náyade”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28