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  • 81ναϊαδίδες — οι βοτ. οικογένεια μονοκοτυλήδονων φυτών. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια, λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. najadaceae < νεολατ. najada (< νεώτ. λατ. Naiad , Naias < λατ. naias < ναϊάς «νύμφη») + κατάλ. aceae (< λατ. aceae)] …

    Dictionary of Greek

  • 82naiade — nà·ia·de s.f. 1. TS mitol. nella mitologia greca e latina, ninfa delle acque 2. TS zool. stadio larvale acquatico della libellula e di altri insetti emimetaboli 3. TS bot. pianta d acqua dolce del genere Naiade | con iniz. maiusc., genere della… …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 83naiade — {{hw}}{{naiade}}{{/hw}}s. f. 1 Nella mitologia greco romana, ninfa delle sorgenti e delle fonti. 2 (fig.) Nuotatrice giovane e attraente. ETIMOLOGIA: dal lat. Naias, Naiadis, a sua volta dal greco Naïás, deriv. del v. nân ‘scorrere’ …

    Enciclopedia di italiano

  • 84Najade — Na|ja|de die; , n <über lat. Naias, Gen. Naiadis aus gr. Naïás, Gen. Naïádos »Quellnymphe«>: 1. in Quellen u. Gewässern wohnende Nymphe des altgriech. Volksglaubens. 2. Flussmuschel (z. B. Teichmuschel, Flussperlmuschel; Zool.) …

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  • 85naiad — (n.) water nymph, c.1600, from L. Nais, Naias (gen. naiadis), from Gk. Naias (pl. Naiades) river nymph, from naiein to flow, from PIE *naw yo , suffixed form of root * (s)nau to swim, flow, let flow (see NUTRIMENT (Cf …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 86naiad — nai•ad [[t]ˈneɪ æd, əd, ˈnaɪ [/t]] n. pl. ads, a•des [[t] əˌdiz[/t]] 1) myt (in Greek myth) any of a group of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs 2) ent the aquatic nymph of certain insects, as the dragonfly or mayfly 3) pln any of several… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 87náyade — {{#}}{{LM N27096}}{{〓}} {{SynN27766}} {{[}}náyade{{]}} ‹ná·ya·de› {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} {{♂}}En la mitología grecolatina,{{♀}} ninfa o divinidad de los ríos y de las fuentes. {{★}}{{\}}ETIMOLOGÍA:{{/}} Del latín naias, y este del griego naiás.… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 88naiad — [nā′ad΄, nī′ad΄; nā′əd, nīəd] n. pl. naiads or naiades [nā′ə dēz΄] [Fr naïade < L Naias (gen. Naiadis) < Gr Naias (pl. Naïades) < naein, to flow < IE base * (s)na , to flow > L natare, to swim] 1. [also N ] Gr. & Rom. Myth. any of… …

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  • 89family Naiadaceae — noun monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers • Syn: ↑Naiadaceae, ↑Najadaceae, ↑family Najadaceae, ↑naiad family • Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family …

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  • 90family Najadaceae — noun monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers • Syn: ↑Naiadaceae, ↑family Naiadaceae, ↑Najadaceae, ↑naiad family • Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family …

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