naïsn.

Brit.

/ˈneɪɪs/,

/nʌɪɪs/, U.S.

/ˈneɪəs/,

/ˈnaɪəs/

Forms: 1600s– nais, 1600s– naïs. Plural 1500s–1800s naides, 1500s–1800s naïdes.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin Nāis; Greek Ναΐς.

Etymology: < classical Latin Nāis and its etymon ancient Greek Ναΐς (see naid n. and adj.).The forms naides , naïdes may also be interpreted as plural forms of naid n.

†1. Classical Mythology. = naiad n. 1. Cf. naid n. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > nymph > water-nymph(s)

naiada1393

Nereida1393

water nympha1393

fairy of the sea1542

Neread1555

sea-nymph1565

naïs1581

naid1617

limnad1818

ephydriad1832

Oceanid1849

hydriad1864

1581 T. Howell His Deuises sig. F.ij You Naides eke that haunt the Springs, repeate my wofull tale.

1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion ii. 24 Of which the Naïdes, and the blew Nereïdes make Them Taudries for their necks.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis xii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 584 King Turnus Sister..by the grateful God, Now made the Nais of the neighb'ring Flood.

1720 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad V. xx. 442 His Mother was a Naïs of the Flood.

1773 M. Browne Piscatory Eclog. in Angling Sports vii. 95 From the fair Nymph the flood deriv'd its name; A Nais she, whom on the Cambrian shore, A Mountain-votary to Neptune bore.

1838 T. Keightley Mythol. Anc. Greece & Italy 238 Many a warrior who fought before Troy could boast descent from a Naïs or Nereis.

2. Zoology. Formerly: †any of various small, bristly, freshwater oligochaete worms constituting the genus Nais or the family Naididae (obsolete). Now (in form Nais): the genus itself. Cf. naid n. 3, naidid n.Valid publication of the genus name: O. F. Müller Vermium Terrestrium et Fluviatilium (1773) 20.

ΚΠ

1833 E. Griffith & E. Pidgeon in E. Griffith et al. tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom XIII. 119 The Naides have evidently many relations with certain species of Nereides.

1835 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 172/2 A naïs or an earthworm cut in two..will continue to live.

1870 H. A. Nicholson Man. Zool. (ed. 2) xxix. 183 In this process the Naïs throws out a bud between two rings, at a point generally near the middle of the body.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 36/2 In Hydra, Nais, and Lumbriculus, after transverse section, each part may complete the whole animal.

1994 E. E. Ruppert & R. D. Barnes Invertebr. Zool. (ed. 6) xi. 564/1 Regeneration commonly precedes the separation of the daughter individuals, and not infrequently, as in species of Nais, a new fission zone forms before division has occurred in an old one.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	naïs
释义	naïsn. Brit. /ˈneɪɪs/, /nʌɪɪs/, U.S. /ˈneɪəs/, /ˈnaɪəs/ Forms: 1600s– nais, 1600s– naïs. Plural 1500s–1800s naides, 1500s–1800s naïdes. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin Nāis; Greek Ναΐς. Etymology: < classical Latin Nāis and its etymon ancient Greek Ναΐς (see naid n. and adj.).The forms naides , naïdes may also be interpreted as plural forms of naid n. †1. Classical Mythology. = naiad n. 1. Cf. naid n. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > nymph > water-nymph(s) naiada1393 Nereida1393 water nympha1393 fairy of the sea1542 Neread1555 sea-nymph1565 naïs1581 naid1617 limnad1818 ephydriad1832 Oceanid1849 hydriad1864 1581 T. Howell His Deuises sig. F.ij You Naides eke that haunt the Springs, repeate my wofull tale. 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion ii. 24 Of which the Naïdes, and the blew Nereïdes make Them Taudries for their necks. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis xii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 584 King Turnus Sister..by the grateful God, Now made the Nais of the neighb'ring Flood. 1720 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad V. xx. 442 His Mother was a Naïs of the Flood. 1773 M. Browne Piscatory Eclog. in Angling Sports vii. 95 From the fair Nymph the flood deriv'd its name; A Nais she, whom on the Cambrian shore, A Mountain-votary to Neptune bore. 1838 T. Keightley Mythol. Anc. Greece & Italy 238 Many a warrior who fought before Troy could boast descent from a Naïs or Nereis. 2. Zoology. Formerly: †any of various small, bristly, freshwater oligochaete worms constituting the genus Nais or the family Naididae (obsolete). Now (in form Nais): the genus itself. Cf. naid n. 3, naidid n.Valid publication of the genus name: O. F. Müller Vermium Terrestrium et Fluviatilium (1773) 20. ΚΠ 1833 E. Griffith & E. Pidgeon in E. Griffith et al. tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom XIII. 119 The Naides have evidently many relations with certain species of Nereides. 1835 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 172/2 A naïs or an earthworm cut in two..will continue to live. 1870 H. A. Nicholson Man. Zool. (ed. 2) xxix. 183 In this process the Naïs throws out a bud between two rings, at a point generally near the middle of the body. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 36/2 In Hydra, Nais, and Lumbriculus, after transverse section, each part may complete the whole animal. 1994 E. E. Ruppert & R. D. Barnes Invertebr. Zool. (ed. 6) xi. 564/1 Regeneration commonly precedes the separation of the daughter individuals, and not infrequently, as in species of Nais, a new fission zone forms before division has occurred in an old one. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1581
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