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Nereus
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English
Etymology
en grc Νηρεύς.
Pronunciation
en /ˈnɪə.ɹiˌuːs/ RP
en /ˈnɪɹ.i.əs/ /ˈnɪɹˌjus/ GA,mirror-nearer
en /ˈnɪəɹ.i.əs/ /ˈnɪəɹˌjus/ US,non-mirror-nearer
en ɪəɹiəs 3
Proper noun
en Greek god The eldest son of Pontus (the sea) and Gaia (the earth).
Translations
Esperanto: eo Nereo
French: fr Nérée m
Greek: el Νηρέας m
Ancient Greek: grc Νηρεύς m
Italian: it Nereo m
Japanese: ja ネーレウス
Korean: ko ^네레우스
Lithuanian: lt Nerijus
Polish: pl Nereusz m
Portuguese: pt Nereu m
Russian: ru Нере́й m
Spanish: es Nereo m
Ukrainian: uk Нере́й m
Latin
Etymology
la Nēreus :bor grc:Νηρεύς + 1
Pronunciation
Nēreus
Proper noun
Nēreus<2> m
la Nereus
Descendants
fr Nérée
it Nereo
Further reading
la terms suffixed with -eus (borrowed noun)