dryad

Meaning

1. (Greek) A female tree spirit.
2. mountain avens, dryas

Synonyms

wood nymph

wood-nymph

goddess

muse

forest tree

demigoddess

female deity

tree nymph

angel

👼

wood fairy

fury

Translations

dryade

driade

Minois dryas

Blaukernauge

Riedteufel

blauäugiger Waldportier

dryade

dryades

Dryas

Satyrus dryas

Papilio dryas

Papilio phaedra

blauwoogvlinder

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɹaɪəd/

Etymology

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”).