Word: nereid
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ne
re
id
Definition: One of 50 sea nymphs who were attendants upon Poseidon (Neptune), and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes in human form and sometimes with the tail of a fish.
Morphemes:
Affix: nereid
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of 50 sea nymphs who were attendants upon Poseidon (Neptune), and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes in human form and sometimes with the tail of a fish.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Nērēis
Language: la
Decoded: Nereis
Meaning: sea-nymph