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Nerissa
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English
Etymology
Coined by Shakespeare for The Merchant of Venice, apparently from en grc Νηρηΐς sea-nymph.
Pronunciation
en /nəˈɹɪsə/
en ɪsə 3
Proper noun
en female Ancient Greek.
5 Well, while I live, I’ll fear no other thingSo sore as keeping safe Nerissa’s ring.
en 1958 The Literary Review 2 188 When Nerissa saw the worm her immediate reaction was to kill, for she disliked its sliminess and crawlingness.
Related terms
en nereid
en Nereus
Anagrams
en aeinrss esiRNAs Serians arsines arnises sarnies esirnas
en terms first attested in Shakespeare