Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Nāĭăs

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I.a water-nymph, Naiad: “illum fontana petebant Numina, Naïades,” Ov. M. 14, 328: “Aegle Naïadum pulcherrima,” Verg. E. 6, 21: “Naïs Amalthēa,” Ov. F. 5, 115.—Poet. of mixing wine with water: “Naïda Bacchus amat,” Tib. 3, 6, 57.—Adj.: “puellae Naïdes,” Verg. E. 10, 10.—

II. Transf., in gen., a nymph (Hamadryad, Nereid): “Naïda vulneribus succidit in arbore factis,” Ov. F. 4, 231: “inter Hamadryadas celeberrima Naias,” id. M. 1, 691: “Naïdes aequoreae,” id. ib. 14, 557.—

III. The surname probably of a freedwoman: “Servilia Naïs,” Suet. Ner. 3.— Hence, Nāĭcus , a, um, adj., of the Naids, proceeding from the Naids: “dona,” Prop. 2, 32, 40.—

B. As subst.: Nāĭcus , i, m., a Roman surname, Inscr. Grut. 241, col. 2.— In fem.: ‡ Nāĭcē , Inscr. Fabr. p. 650, n. 433.

A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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