Nāis (once Nāīas, O.), —, plur.Nāides or Naiades, um, f
, Ναϊάςor Ναΐς, a water-nymph, Naiad, O.—Addressed as Muses: puellae Naïdes, V.—A nymph, Hamadryad, Nereid, H., O.
Nāĭs, idis and ĭdos, v. Naias. ...
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·noun ·see <<Naiad>>. ...
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