Nais
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Ancient Greek Ναϊάς (Naïás).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnaː.is/, [ˈnäːɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈna.is/, [ˈnäːis]
Proper noun[edit]
Nāis f (genitive Nāidos); third declension
Declension[edit]
Third-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