naiad
pronunciation
How to pronounce naiad in British English:
UK [ˈnaɪæd]
How to pronounce naiad in American English:
US [ ˈnaɪæd]
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- Noun:
- submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water
- (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains
Word Origin
- naiad (n.)
- "water nymph," c. 1600, from Latin Nais, Naias (genitive naiadis), from Greek Naias (plural Naiades) "river nymph," from naiein "to flow," from PIE *naw-yo-, suffixed form of root *(s)nau- "to swim, flow, let flow" (see nutriment). Dryden used the Latin singular form Nais, and the plural Naiades is attested in English from late 14c.
Example
- 1. On desperate seas long wont to roam , thy hyacinth hair , thy classic face , thy naiad airs have brought me hometo the glory that was greece ......
- 2. On desperate seas long wont to roam . Thy hyacinth hair , thy classic face . Thy naiad airs have brought me home . To the glory that was greece .
- 3. On desperate seas long wont to roam , thy hyacinth hair , thy classic face , thy naiad airs have brought me home to the glory that was greece , and the grandeur that was rome .