English Explanatory Dictionary

oread

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mountain nymph; an anthropomorphic appearance of the spirit of a mountain.

Pronunciation

/ˈɔːɹi.æd/

Word forms

oread oreads oreades

Etymology

From Latin Orēas, Orēadis, from Ancient Greek Ὀρειάς (Oreiás), from ὄρος (óros, “mountain”).

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