LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Dryās1

Dryās m sg (genitive Dryantis)
Classical[ˈdry.aːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈdriː.as]

Meaning

  1. Greekthe father of Lycurgus and king of Thrace
  2. Greekone of the Lapithae
  3. Greeka companion of Meleager in the Calydonian Hunt, son of Ares and brother of Tereus

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeDryāsDryadēs
genitiveDryantis
Dryadis		—
dativeDryantī—
accusativeDryantemDryadēs
ablativeDryante—
vocativeDryāsDryadēs

Drўas, antis, m., = Δρύας.
I. The father of Lycurgus king of Thrace, Hyg. Fab. 132; Serv. Verg. A. 3, 14.—Hence, Drўantīdes, ae, m., i. e. Lycurgus, Ov. Ib. 347; cf. Hyg. and Serv. 1. 1.—
II. One of the Lapithae, Ov. M. 12, 290 sq.—
III. A sharer in the Calydonican hunt, Ov. M. 8, 307.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δρύας (Drúas).

In English words that came into English from Dryās

  • dryasDryās

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyDryasDryas (Δρύας), a son of Ares, and brother of Tereus, was one of the Calydonian hunters. He was murdered by his own brother, who had received an oracle…
noun · femininethird declension
Dryas2
Dryas f (genitive Dryadis)
Classical[ˈdry.as]Ecclesiastical[ˈdriː.as]

Meaning

  1. Greekfemininea woodnymph, a dryad (a nymph whose life is bound up with that of her tree)
    Saepe sub hac latuit rustica fronde Dryas.86 CE – 103 CE, Martialis, Epigrammata 9.61.14
  2. femininea druidess

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeDryasDryadēs
genitiveDryadisDryadum
dativeDryadīDryadibus
accusativeDryademDryadēs
ablativeDryadeDryadibus
vocativeDryasDryadēs

Drўas, ădis, v. Dryades
I. fin.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *dóruder. Ancient Greek δρῦς (drûs) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek Δρῠᾰ́ς (Drŭắs)bor. Latin Dryas Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δρῠᾰ́ς (Drŭắs).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyDryasDryas (Δρύας), a son of Ares, and brother of Tereus, was one of the Calydonian hunters. He was murdered by his own brother, who had received an oracle…

Quick answers

What does Dryās mean in Latin?
Dryās, a proper noun, means “the father of Lycurgus and king of Thrace; one of the Lapithae; a companion of Meleager in the Calydonian Hunt, son of Ares and brother of Tereus”.
What is the genitive of Dryās?
The genitive singular is Dryantis. Dryās is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Dryās?
In classical Latin, [ˈdry.aːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdriː.as].