"Hydrus" meaning in English

See Hydrus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: Hydrus (en-uk).ogg , En-us-Hydrus.ogg
Etymology: Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin hydrus (“water serpent”), originally from Ancient Greek Ὕδρα (Húdra, “Hydra”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|hydrus||water serpent}} Latin hydrus (“water serpent”), {{der|en|grc|Ὕδρα||Hydra}} Ancient Greek Ὕδρα (Húdra, “Hydra”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hydrus
  1. (astronomy) A winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a small serpent. It lies between the constellations Mensa and Tucana. It is not to be confused with the constellation Hydra. Wikipedia link: Hydrus Categories (topical): Constellations Derived forms: Hydri Related terms: Hydra Translations (constellation): Etelän vesikäärme (Finnish), Hydre mâle (French), Hidra Macho (Galician), Kleine Wasserschlange [feminine] (German), Ύδρος (Ýdros) [masculine] (Greek), an Phéist Bheag [feminine] (Irish), Ular Air (Malay), Wąż Wodny [masculine] (Polish), Wąż Morski [masculine] (Polish), Wąż Wodny Mały [masculine] (Polish), Ю́жная Ги́дра (Júžnaja Gídra) [feminine] (Russian), Hydrus (Spanish), Nyoka Maji (Swahili)
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "hydrus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "water serpent"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin hydrus (“water serpent”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "Ὕδρα",
        "4": "",
        "5": "Hydra"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek Ὕδρα (Húdra, “Hydra”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin hydrus (“water serpent”), originally from Ancient Greek Ὕδρα (Húdra, “Hydra”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Hydrus",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Finnish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with French translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Galician translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with German translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Greek translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Irish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Malay translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Polish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Russian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Spanish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Swahili translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Constellations",
          "orig": "en:Constellations",
          "parents": [
            "Astronomy",
            "Sciences",
            "Space",
            "All topics",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Hydri"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a small serpent. It lies between the constellations Mensa and Tucana. It is not to be confused with the constellation Hydra."
      ],
      "id": "en-Hydrus-en-name-e83sPxC9",
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "winter",
          "winter"
        ],
        [
          "constellation",
          "constellation"
        ],
        [
          "southern",
          "southern"
        ],
        [
          "serpent",
          "serpent"
        ],
        [
          "Mensa",
          "Mensa"
        ],
        [
          "Tucana",
          "Tucana"
        ],
        [
          "Hydra",
          "Hydra"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy) A winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a small serpent. It lies between the constellations Mensa and Tucana. It is not to be confused with the constellation Hydra."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Hydra"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "constellation",
          "word": "Etelän vesikäärme"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "constellation",
          "word": "Hydre mâle"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "constellation",
          "word": "Hidra Macho"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "constellation",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Kleine Wasserschlange"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "Ýdros",
          "sense": "constellation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Ύδρος"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "constellation",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "an Phéist Bheag"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "constellation",
          "word": "Ular Air"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "constellation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Wąż Wodny"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "constellation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Wąż Morski"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "constellation",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Wąż Wodny Mały"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Júžnaja Gídra",
          "sense": "constellation",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Ю́жная Ги́дра"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "constellation",
          "word": "Hydrus"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "constellation",
          "word": "Nyoka Maji"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Hydrus"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Hydrus (en-uk).ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c0/Hydrus_%28en-uk%29.ogg/Hydrus_%28en-uk%29.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Hydrus_%28en-uk%29.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-Hydrus.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3d/En-us-Hydrus.ogg/En-us-Hydrus.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/En-us-Hydrus.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Hydrus"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Hydri"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "hydrus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "water serpent"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin hydrus (“water serpent”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "Ὕδρα",
        "4": "",
        "5": "Hydra"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek Ὕδρα (Húdra, “Hydra”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin hydrus (“water serpent”), originally from Ancient Greek Ὕδρα (Húdra, “Hydra”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Hydrus",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Hydra"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "English terms derived from Latin",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Galician translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Irish translations",
        "Terms with Malay translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swahili translations",
        "en:Constellations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a small serpent. It lies between the constellations Mensa and Tucana. It is not to be confused with the constellation Hydra."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "winter",
          "winter"
        ],
        [
          "constellation",
          "constellation"
        ],
        [
          "southern",
          "southern"
        ],
        [
          "serpent",
          "serpent"
        ],
        [
          "Mensa",
          "Mensa"
        ],
        [
          "Tucana",
          "Tucana"
        ],
        [
          "Hydra",
          "Hydra"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy) A winter constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a small serpent. It lies between the constellations Mensa and Tucana. It is not to be confused with the constellation Hydra."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Hydrus"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Hydrus (en-uk).ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c0/Hydrus_%28en-uk%29.ogg/Hydrus_%28en-uk%29.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Hydrus_%28en-uk%29.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-Hydrus.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3d/En-us-Hydrus.ogg/En-us-Hydrus.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/En-us-Hydrus.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "constellation",
      "word": "Etelän vesikäärme"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "constellation",
      "word": "Hydre mâle"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "constellation",
      "word": "Hidra Macho"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "constellation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kleine Wasserschlange"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Ýdros",
      "sense": "constellation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ύδρος"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "constellation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "an Phéist Bheag"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "constellation",
      "word": "Ular Air"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "constellation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Wąż Wodny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "constellation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Wąż Morski"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "constellation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Wąż Wodny Mały"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Júžnaja Gídra",
      "sense": "constellation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ю́жная Ги́дра"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "constellation",
      "word": "Hydrus"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "constellation",
      "word": "Nyoka Maji"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Hydrus"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Hydrus meaning in English (3.9kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-02-08 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-02-02 using wiktextract (f90d964 and 9dbd323). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.