Naias
Nāĭăs, ădis, and more freq. Nāĭs, ĭdis and ĭdos (plur. ĭdas), f., = Ναϊάς and Ναΐς (floating, swimming, that is in the water),
- 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.
Nāias, adis, f. u. öfter Nāis, idis u. idos, Akk. Plur. idas, f. (Ναϊάς u. Ναΐς, die Schwimmende), I) die Wasser-, Flußnymphe, Najade, Aegle Naiadum pulcherrima, Verg.: Nais Amalthea, Ov. – attribut., puellae od. sorores Naides, Verg. u. Ov. – poet., das Wasser, Naida Bacchus amat, Tibull. 3, 6, 57. – II) übtr., jede Nymphe (Nerëide, Hamadryade), Ov. met. 1, 691 u.a. – Dav. Nāicus, a, um, von den Najaden ausgehend, der Najaden, Naica dona, Prop. 2, 32, 40. – ➳ Dat. Plur. Naiasin, Catull. 64, 287 nach Haupts evidenter Verbesserung.
~des, †fortium [l. fontium ] nymphae
~des,sæælfenne
~ades,sæelfen
~ades maris que et Nereides dicuntur
chori ‥ Driadum, ~dum, Nereidum, id est chori silvarum, montium, fontium atque marium
~ades, nimphe
Naiades ‥ dee dicuntur fontium, ~s enim aqua dicitur
- 1. water-, riviernimf, najade; — adj. Nāicus, a, um van de najaden;
- 2. alg. nimf.