dryad

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A female tree spirit.
2. mountain avens, dryas

Concepten

dryade

blauwoogvlinder

Synoniemen

wood nymph

wood-nymph

goddess

muse

forest tree

demigoddess

female deity

tree nymph

angel

👼

wood fairy

fury

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈdɹaɪəd/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Old French driade (“wood nymph”), from Latin Dryas, Dryadis, from Ancient Greek Δρυάς (Druás, “dryad”), from δρῦς (drûs, “oak”), from Proto-Indo-European *derew(o)- (“tree, wood”); cf. Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”).