nereida
Spanish, noun/neˈɾeida/
nereida is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “nereid (often capitalized in Spanish)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cualquiera de las cincuenta ninfas, hijas de Nereo y de Doris, que la antigüedad fingió que residían en el…”.
What does nereida mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenereid (often capitalized in Spanish)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cualquiera de las cincuenta ninfas, hijas de Nereo y de Doris, que la antigüedad fingió que residían en el mar, pintándolas como jóvenes hermosas de medio cuerpo arriba y como peces en lo restante.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nereida
- nereidas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nereida?
- /neˈɾeida/
- [neˈɾei̯.ð̞a]
- [neˈɾejð̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nereida
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nereida in Spanish?
nereida appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).