dryad
dryad · dryads
дріада
дриада
Dryade
A female tree spirit; a woodnymph or tree nymphA female tree spirit; a woodnymph or tree nymph.
/ˈdɹaɪəd/
Meaning
2 senses(Greek)A female tree spirit; a woodnymph or tree nymph.
Dryade
дриа́даdriáda
дріадаdriada
Any of the dryas plants, especially the plant mountain avens.
More definitions
- a deity or nymph of the woods
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
female tree spirit:
Русский
By meaning 1
female tree spirit:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
female tree spirit:
Origin
From Old French driade (“wood nymph”), from Latin Dryas, Dryadis, from Ancient Greek ΔρυάςFrom Old French driade (“wood nymph”), from Latin Dryas, Dryadis, from Ancient Greek Δρυάς (Druás, “dryad”), from δρῦς (drûs, “oak”), from Proto-Indo-European *derew(o)- (“tree, wood”); cf. Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: dryadsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a deity or nymph of the woods:wood nymph