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ὕδρα
See also: Ύδρα

Contents
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Inflection
Related terms
Descendants
References

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
ῠ̔́δρη ‎(húdrē‎) – Ionic

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *údrā, from Proto-Indo-European *udréh₂, the feminine form of *udrós,
from the root *wed-. See also Mycenaean Greek 𐀄𐀈𐀫 ‎(u-do-ro‎). Cognate with English otter and
Sanskrit उद्र ‎(udrá‎), Czech vydra, Russian вы́ дра ‎(výdra‎), Lithuanian ūdra, Latin lutra.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /hý.draː/ → /ˈy.ðra/ → /ˈi.ðra/  [more ▼]

Noun

ῠ̔́δρᾱ • (húdrā) f (genitive ῠ̔́δρᾱς); first declension

1. sea serpent

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2. (astronomy) the constellation Hydra

Inflection
First declension of ἡ ῠ̔́δρᾱ; τῆς ῠ̔́δρᾱς (Attic) [show ▼]

Related terms

ῠ̔́δρος ‎(húdros‎)

Descendants
→ English: hydra, Hydra
→ Latin: hydra
→ Russian: ги́ дра f (gídra‎)

References

“ὕδρα (https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=u(/dr
a)”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ὕδρα (https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0058:entry=u(/dr
a)”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper &
Brothers
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1] (http
s://artflsrv03.uchicago.edu/efts/woodhouse/woodhouse_search.html), London: Routledge & Kegan Paul
Limited. [1 headword]

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