Nais
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom the Ancient Greek Ναϊάς (Naïás).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈnaː.is/, [ˈnäːɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈna.is/, [ˈnäːis]
Proper noun
editNāis f (genitive Nāidos); third declension
Declension
editThird-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Nāis | Nāides |
Genitive | Nāidos | Nāidum |
Dative | Nāidī | Nāidibus |
Accusative | Nāida | Nāidas |
Ablative | Nāide | Nāidibus |
Vocative | Nāis Nāi1 |
Nāides |
1In poetry.
References
edit- “Nais”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press