Gender Feminine
Usage Greek Mythology
Scripts Ἁμαδρυάς(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /ha.maː.dry.ás/(Attic Greek) /a.ma.ðry.ˈas/(Koine Greek) /a.ma.ðri.ˈas/(Constantinopolitan Greek) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
Derived from Greek ἅμα (háma) meaning "together" and δρῦς (drys) meaning "tree; oak". This was the name of the mother of the hamadryads in Greek mythology, a kind of nymph bonded to a specific tree.