See also: Ύδρα

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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 вы́дра (výdra), Lithuanian ūdra, Latin lutra.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ῠ̔́δρᾱ (húdrāf (genitive ῠ̔́δρᾱς); first declension

  1. sea serpent
  2. (astronomy) the constellation Hydra

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: ύδρα (ýdra), Ύδρα (Ýdra)
  • English: hydra, Hydra
  • Latin: hydra
  • Russian: ги́дра f (gídra)

References

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  • ὕδρα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ὕδρα”, 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], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.