"Hydra" meaning in Latin

See Hydra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈhy.dra] [Classical-Latin], [ˈiː.dra] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Hydrae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Hydra [nominative, singular], Hydrae [genitive, singular], Hydrae [dative, singular], Hydram [accusative, singular], Hydrā [ablative, singular], Hydra [singular, vocative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *udrós Proto-Indo-European *udréh₂ Proto-Hellenic *údrā Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra)der. Latin Hydra Derived from Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:der|grc:ὕδρα|text=+|title=Hydra|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *udrós Proto-Indo-European *udréh₂ Proto-Hellenic *údrā Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra)der. Latin Hydra [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "water", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*wed-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "adjectival", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-rós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*udrós", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*udréh₂", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*údrā", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ὕδρα", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Hydra", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="Hydra"> Derived from Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra)., {{ety|la|:der|grc:ὕδρα|text=+|title=Hydra|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *udrós Proto-Indo-European *udréh₂ Proto-Hellenic *údrā Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra)der. Latin Hydra Derived from Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra). Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Hydra<1>}} Hydra f sg (genitive Hydrae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Hydra<1>}}
  1. (Greek mythology) The Hydra (mythical serpent) Tags: Greek, declension-1, feminine, singular
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