"clepsydra" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈkɫɛp.sy.dra] [Classical-Latin], [ˈklɛp.si.dra] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek κλεψύδρα (klepsúdra, “pipette, water clock”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:κλεψύδρα<t:pipette, water clock>|text=+|title=clepsydra|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "pipette, water clock", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "κλεψύδρα", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "clepsydra", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="clepsydra"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek κλεψύδρα (klepsúdra, “pipette, water clock”). Head templates: {{la-noun|clepsydra<1>}} clepsydra f (genitive clepsydrae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|clepsydra<1>}} Forms: clepsydrae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], clepsydra [nominative, singular], clepsydrae [nominative, plural], clepsydrae [genitive, singular], clepsydrārum [genitive, plural], clepsydrae [dative, singular], clepsydrīs [dative, plural], clepsydram [accusative, singular], clepsydrās [accusative, plural], clepsydrā [ablative, singular], clepsydrīs [ablative, plural], clepsydra [singular, vocative], clepsydrae [plural, vocative], clipsadra [alternative, Medieval-Latin]
  1. water clock, clepsydra Wikipedia link: la: Tags: declension-1, feminine

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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