Dryas

See also: dryas

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Dryas and Ancient Greek Δρῠᾰ́ς (Drŭắs, “dryad, woodnymph”). Further from δρῦς (drûs, “tree”) and Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”).

Proper noun

Dryas f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – many alpine plants.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – certain butterflies.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Rosaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rosaceae – family; Dryadoideae – subfamily; Dryadeae – tribe
• (genus in Nymphalidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Papilionoidea – superfamily; Papilioniformes – series; Nymphalidae – family; Heliconiinae – subfamily; Heliconiini – tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus in Rosaceae): Dryas octopetala – type species
• (genus in Nymphalidae): Dryas julia – sole species

References

• Dryas (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dryas (butterfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dryas (Rosaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Dryas (Nymphalidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Dryas (Rosaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Dryas (Nymphalidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Dryas at USDA Plants database

English

Etymology

Named after the wildflower Dryas octopetala, fossils of which dated to approximately the Younger Dryas period are common in parts of Europe. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɹaɪ.əs/, /ˈdɹaɪ.æs/
• Rhymes: -aɪəs

Noun

Dryas (uncountable)

1. (geology) Either of two climatic stages of the late glacial period in Northern Europe in which plants of the genus Dryas were abundant

Derived terms

• Older Dryas
• Younger Dryas

Anagrams

• Drays, Dyars, Radys, drays, yards

Latin

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δρῠᾰ́ς (Drŭắs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈdry.as]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈdriː.as]

Noun

Dryas f (genitive Dryadis); third declension

1. (Greek mythology) a woodnymph, a dryad (a nymph whose life is bound up with that of her tree)
   • 86 CE – 103 CE, Martial, Epigrammata 9.61.14:

     Saepe sub hac latuit rustica fronde Dryas.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Propertius to this entry?)

2. a druidess

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Aelius Lampridius to this entry?)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Dryas	Dryadēs
genitive	Dryadis	Dryadum
dative	Dryadī	Dryadibus
accusative	Dryadem	Dryadēs
ablative	Dryade	Dryadibus
vocative	Dryas	Dryadēs

References

• “Dryʹades”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• “Dryădes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “2. Dryas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Dryades”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “Dry̆ădes”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “559/2”
• “1 Dry̆ăs”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “559/2”
• “dryas” on page 575/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δρύας (Drúas).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈdry.aːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈdriː.as]

Proper noun

Dryās m sg (genitive Dryantis); third declension

1. (Greek mythology)
   1. the father of Lycurgus and king of Thrace
   2. one of the Lapithae
   3. a companion of Meleager in the Calydonian Hunt, son of Ares and brother of Tereus

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Dryās
genitive	Dryantis
dative	Dryantī
accusative	Dryantem
ablative	Dryante
vocative	Dryās

Related terms

• Dryantīdēs

References

• “Dryas”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• “1. Dryas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “2 Dry̆ās”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “559/2”