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adjective greek

năpaeus

fem. năpaea · neut. năpaeum
belonging to a wooded vale; dell; dell-nymphs
of or belonging to a wooded vale or dell: nymphae napaeae, dell-nymphs, Col. poët. 10, 264. —Hence,
the dell-nymphs •
Subst.: Năpaeae, ārum, f., the dell-nymphs: faciles venerare Napaeas, Verg. G. 4, 535; Stat. Th. 4, 255; Nemes. Ecl. 2, 20.
Perseus ID: n30366 Key: napaeus