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Iamid

Iamid noun: a member of an Olympian dynasty, the "house of Iamus", an extended family of seers.

Noun

Iamid (plural Iamids or Iamidai or Iamidae)

  1. (Ancient Greece) A member of an Olympian dynasty, the "house of Iamus", an extended family of seers.

Forms of Iamid

pluralIamids
pluralIamidai
pluralIamidae

Origin of Iamid

Borrowed from Latin Iamidēs, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰαμίδης (Iamídēs), from Ἴαμος (Íamos, “Iamus”) + -ίδης (-ídēs, “son of”, patronymic suffix).

Questions about Iamid

What does Iamid mean?
Iamid means a member of an Olympian dynasty, the "house of Iamus", an extended family of seers.
What part of speech is Iamid?
Iamid is a noun.
What is the plural of Iamid?
The plural of Iamid is Iamids.

Words near Iamid in the dictionary

  1. iambographers
  2. iambs
  3. iambus
  4. iambuses
  5. IAMFI
  6. Iamid
  7. Iamidae
  8. Iamidai
  9. Iamids
  10. IAMMS
  11. Iams

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